A monthly publication of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology and considered the main channel for the promotion of Brazilian cardiovascular research.
ISSN 0066-782X
eISSN 1678-4170
Pedro Gonçalves-Teixeira
, Telma Costa
, Isabel Fragoso
, Diogo Ferreira
, Mariana Brandão
, [...]
Pedro Gonçalves-Teixeira
, Telma Costa
, Isabel Fragoso
, Diogo Ferreira
, Mariana Brandão
, [...]
Abstract Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia in the general population, carrying a high morbimortality burden, and this also holds true in cancer patients. The association between AF and cancer goes even further, with some studies suggesting that AF can be a marker of occult cancer. There is, however, a remarkable paucity of data concerning specific challenges of AF management in cancer patients. AF prompt recognition and management in this special population can lessen the arrhythmia-related […]
Keywords: Anticoagulants; Arrhythmias; Atrial Fibrillation; Blood Coagulation; Cardiac; Cardio-Oncology; Cardiotoxicity; Mass Screening; Neoplasms