SCAI releases expert consensus for cardio-oncology patients treated in cardiac catheterization labs

(Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions) The Society for Cardiovascular Angiography and Interventions (SCAI) has released an expert consensus statement providing cardiologists, oncologists and internal medicine physicians guidance for treating patients facing concomitant cardiovascular disease and cancer. The document was released in Catheterization and Cardiovascular Interventions, and is endorsed by the Cardiological Society of India and Sociedad Latino Americana de Cardiologia Intervencionista. The paper aims to increase the competency of cardiovascular professionals providing care to cancer patients.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news