LÓPEZ-FERNÁNDEZ , Teresa

Graphical Abstract The occurrence of IHD in cancer patients is due to many factors. Three main drivers are CV risk factors, inflammation, and ageing, which promote both diseases. Risk factors and ageing act via specific pathways and induction of chronic, systemic inflammation. Microbiome and hormonal alterations are variably interconnected with...

Cancer and heart failure (HF) are common medical conditions with a steadily rising prevalence in industrialized countries, particularly in the elderly, and they both potentially carry a poor prognosis. A new diagnosis of malignancy in subjects with pre-existing HF is not infrequent, and challenges HF specialists as well as oncologists with...