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Aromatase Inhibitors and the Risk of Cardiovascular Outcomes in Women With Breast Cancer: A Population-Based Cohort Study.
CONCLUSIONS: In this population-based study, aromatase inhibitors were associated with increased risks of heart failure and cardiovascular mortality compared with tamoxifen. There were also trends toward increased risks, although nonsignificant, of myocardial infarction and ischemic stroke. The increased risk of cardiovascular events associated with aromatase inhibitors should be balanced with their favorable clinical benefits compared with tamoxifen. PMID: 32065766 [PubMed - in process]
Source: Circulation - February 17, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Khosrow-Khavar F, Filion KB, Bouganim N, Suissa S, Azoulay L Tags: Circulation Source Type: research

Incident cardiovascular events and imaging phenotypes in UK Biobank participants with past cancer
Conclusions Cancer history is linked to increased risk of incident CVDs and adverse cardiac remodelling independent of shared vascular risk factors.
Source: Heart - June 14, 2023 Category: Cardiology Authors: Raisi-Estabragh, Z., Cooper, J., McCracken, C., Crosbie, E. J., Walter, F. M., Manisty, C. H., Robson, J., Mamas, M. A., Harvey, N. C., Neubauer, S., Petersen, S. E. Tags: Open access, Editor's choice, Press releases Cardiac risk factors and prevention Source Type: research

Off-Hour Admission and Mortality Risk for 28 Specific Diseases: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis of 251 Cohorts Epidemiology
Conclusions Off-hour admission is associated with increased mortality risk, and the associations varied substantially for different diseases. Specialists, nurses, as well as hospital administrators and health policymakers can take these findings into consideration to improve the quality and continuity of medical services.
Source: JAHA:Journal of the American Heart Association - March 17, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Zhou, Y., Li, W., Herath, C., Xia, J., Hu, B., Song, F., Cao, S., Lu, Z. Tags: Epidemiology, Risk Factors, Health Services, Meta Analysis, Mortality/Survival Source Type: research

Experimental cardiac radiation exposure induces ventricular diastolic dysfunction with preserved ejection fraction
Breast cancer radiotherapy increases the risk of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). Cardiomyocytes are highly radioresistant, but radiation specifically affects coronary microvascular endothelial cells, with subsequent microvascular inflammation and rarefaction. The effects of radiation on left ventricular (LV) diastolic function are poorly characterized. We hypothesized that cardiac radiation exposure may result in diastolic dysfunction without reduced EF. Global cardiac expression of the sodium-iodide symporter (NIS) was induced by cardiotropic gene (adeno-associated virus serotype 9) delivery to 5-w...
Source: AJP: Heart and Circulatory Physiology - August 11, 2017 Category: Cardiology Authors: Saiki, H., Moulay, G., Guenzel, A. J., Liu, W., Decklever, T. D., Classic, K. L., Pham, L., Chen, H. H., Burnett, J. C., Russell, S. J., Redfield, M. M. Tags: RESEARCH ARTICLE Source Type: research

Increases In CVD Risk Factors Linked to Worse Survival in Breast Cancer (CME/CE)
(MedPage Today) -- Up to 3x higher risk of acute heart failure and stroke with co-morbid diabetes, CAD, hypertension
Source: MedPage Today Cardiovascular - April 8, 2018 Category: Cardiology Source Type: news

Chronic Oxidative Stress as a Marker of Long-term Radiation-Induced Cardiovascular Outcomes in Breast Cancer
We examined associations of biomarkers of oxidative stress (myeloperoxidase, growth differentiation factor-15, 8-hydroxy-2 ′-deoxyguanosine [8-OH-dG], placental growth factor), cardiac injury (troponin I, cystatin-C), inflammation (interleukin-6, C-reactive protein), and myocardial fibrosis (transforming growth factor-ß) with long-term RICVD in breast cancer (BC) survivors. We conducted a nested case–control study within the Women’s Health Initiative of postmenopausal women with incident BC stages I–III, who received radiation and had pre- and post-BC diagnosis serum samples. Cases (n = 55) were defined as dev...
Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Translational Research - September 30, 2022 Category: Cardiology Source Type: research