Vascular toxic effects of cancer therapies

Nature Reviews Cardiology, Published online: 26 March 2020; doi:10.1038/s41569-020-0347-2This Review outlines the mechanisms of cancer therapy-related vascular toxicity and provides recommendations for screening, treatment and prevention in the context of available evidence and society guidelines. The Review focuses on the main types of arterial toxicity, acute vasospasm, acute thrombosis and accelerated atherosclerosis, and provides an update on cancer therapy-related venous thromboembolism and pulmonary hypertension.
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