Bogda Koczwara: Time for proactive management for CVD mortality after cancer in adult patients

Bogda Koczwara, Senior Staff Specialist at Flinders Medical Centre, shared a post on X about a recent paper titled “Cardiovascular mortality in people with cancer compared to the general population: A systematic review and meta-analysis” published in Wiley Online Library.

Authors: Huah Shin Ng, Rosie Meng, Tania S. Marin, Raechel A. Damarell, Elizabeth Buckley, Joseph B. Selvanayagam, Bogda Koczwara.

“Our SR and meta analysis of CVD mortality after cancer in adult patients – 136 studies over past 23 years showing increased risk of CVD mortality (overall SMR indicating 55% increase) with the magnitude varying by cancer type. Time for proactive management!”

Source: Bogda Koczwara/X