Cancer patients less likely to be prescribed cardioprotective medications

(American College of Cardiology) As cancer survivor rates increase with modern treatments, cardiovascular disease (CVD) rates are rising in cancer patients and survivors and CVD has emerged as a leading cause of long-term preventable death in this population. Even though cardioprotective medications--including statins, ACE inhibitors and antiplatelet therapies--are frontline primary and secondary CVD prevention, patients with a prior or current history of cancer had lower rates of utilization compared to those without cancer, according to a research letter published in JACC: CardioOncology.
Source: EurekAlert! - Cancer - Category: Cancer & Oncology Source Type: news