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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Aug 18.
Published in final edited form as: Circulation. 2020 Aug 17;142(7):684–687. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.120.048655

The world of cardio-oncology.

The world of cardio-oncology.

The intersection between cancer and cardiovascular disease extends beyond cancer and cancer treatment effects on the cardiovascular and cardiometabolic systems. There is a growing appreciation of common risk factors that predispose patients to both cancer and cardiovascular disease. Emerging data also suggest the concept of “reverse cardio-oncology” whereby heart disease potentiates cancer.