Heart Failure and Long-Term Survival Among Older Women With Breast Cancer
Jordan HarrisonChristopher R FrieseDebra BartonNancy JanzSusan PresslerMatthew DavisPublished in: Oncology nursing forum (2018)
Although early-stage breast cancer is generally associated with better prognosis, the competing mortality risk of heart failure was greater for this group than for women with advanced cancer. Prevention and management of cardiovascular disease should be prioritized for this patient subgroup.
Keyphrases
- heart failure
- advanced cancer
- early stage
- palliative care
- cardiovascular disease
- cardiovascular events
- acute heart failure
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- case report
- atrial fibrillation
- type diabetes
- sentinel lymph node
- metabolic syndrome
- young adults
- cardiovascular risk factors
- study protocol
- neoadjuvant chemotherapy