Increased prevalence of coronary atherosclerosis in cancer survivors: A retrospective matched cross-sectional study with coronary CT angiography
Patients with a history cancer have an increased prevalence of coronary atherosclerosis on CCTA compared to matched patients without cancer. This effect was most pronounced in younger patients aged 30 to 59 years.
Authors
- Julius C. Heemelaar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6892-5227)
- Ahmed A M Al Jaff
- Elissa A.S. Polomski
- Mian E S de Ronde
- Bart Mertens (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5019-0354)
- Paul R.M. van Dijkman
- J Wouter Jukema
- M. Louisa Antoni (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1831-6698)
Institutions
- Leiden University Medical Center (NL)
- Netherlands Heart Institute (NL)
Publication Details
- Journal
- American Heart Journal
- Published
- 2025-01-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahj.2025.01.004
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Chemotherapy-induced cardiotoxicity and mitigation
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 1.39