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Toxicities of one or the other can include cardiomyopathy, HF, myocarditis, venous or arterial thrombosis, progression of atherosclerosis, QTc prolongation, or arrhythmias
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“The time has come for cardiovascular disease (CVD) prevention to play a more prominent role in cardio-oncology.”
tinyurl.com/PrevCardioOncT…2/ “A myriad of novel cardiotoxic chemotherapeutic & immunotherapeutic drugs are continuously being developed in #Oncology, with diverse cardiovascular (CV) effects.”