Prevalence and risk evaluation of cardiovascular disease in the newly diagnosed prostate cancer population in China: A nationwide, multi-center, population-based cross-sectional study

CONCLUSIONS: Prostate cancer patients in China are diagnosed at an advanced stage. A heavy CVD burden was present at the initiation of treatment. Patients who accepted ADT-related therapy showed an original higher risk of CVD, but the awareness of cardiovascular protection was far from sufficient.PMID:38613214 | DOI:10.1097/CM9.0000000000003087

Source: Chinese Medical Journal - April 13, 2024 Category: General Medicine Authors: Weiyu Zhang Huixin Liu Ming Liu Shi Ying Renbin Yuan Hao Zeng Zhenting Zhang Sujun Han Zhannan Si Bin Hu Simeng Wen Pengcheng Xu Weimin Yu Hui Chen Liang Wang Zhitao Lin Tao Dai Yunzhi Lin Tao Xu Source Type: research