Advanced cancer is also a heart failure syndrome: a hypothesis

• Main Authors: Markus S. Anker (Author), Ana Pardo Sanz (Author), José L. Zamorano (Author), Mandeep R. Mehra (Author), Javed Butler (Author), Hanno Riess (Author), Andrew J.S. Coats (Author), Stefan D. Anker (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Wiley, 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Abstract We present the hypothesis that advanced stage cancer is also a heart failure syndrome. It can develop independently of or in addition to cardiotoxic effects of anti‐cancer therapies. This includes an increased risk of ventricular arrhythmias. We suggest the pathophysiologic link for these d...