Treatments affecting splenic function as a risk factor for valvular heart disease in Childhood Cancer Survivors: A DCCSS-LATER study.
Bente M HoutmanIris WalravenLivia KapustaArco J TeskeEline van Dulmen-den BroederWim J E TissingMarry M van den Heuvel-EibrinkA B Birgitta VersluysDorine BrestersMargriet van der Heiden-van der LooCécile RonckersWouter E M KokHelena J H van der PalSaskia M F PluijmGeert O JanssensNicole M A BlijlevensLeontien C M KremerJacqueline J LoonenElizabeth Arnoldina Maria FeijenPublished in: Pediatric blood & cancer (2024)
Splenectomy was associated with VHD. Future research is needed to determine if CCS who had a splenectomy as part of cancer treatment might benefit from screening for VHD.