Skip to search boxSkip to navigationSkip to main content

Cardio-oncology in the era of the covid-19 pandemic and beyond

  • Daniel Addison
    ,
  • Courtney M. Campbell
    ,
  • Avirup Guha
    ,
  • Arjun K. Ghosh
    ,
  • Susan F. Dent
    ,
  • Hani Jneid
Scholary Output:
Contribution to journal
Article
 Peer-review

Sustainable Development Goals

  • SDG 3 - Good Health and Well-being
    SDG 3 Good Health and Well

Abstract

Coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has emerged as a global pandemic and public health crisis. Increasing waves of intermittent infectious outbreaks have dramatically influenced care among broad populations. Over the past 2 decades, there has been a rapid increase in cancer survival, with >400 000 new survivors each year. The increasingly common presence of cardiovascular disease in patients during or after cancer treatment led to the rapid growth of the field of cardio-oncology with a mandate of identifying, treating, and preventing the various forms of cardiovascular disease seen among this population. This review evaluates the implications of the pandemic on the practice and study of cardiooncology. The evolving understanding of the relationship between comorbid disease and clinical outcomes among this population is assessed. With the impetus of the pandemic, cardio-oncology can be deliberate in embracing changes to cardiac screening, monitoring, and intervention during oncology care. Bridging 2 specialties, consideration of the lessons learned in cancer and cardiovascular may pivotally inform ongoing therapeutic efforts. Further, the development of multicenter registries focused on understanding and optimizing outcomes among these patients should be considered. Together, these insights may critically inform strategies for the care of cardio-oncology patients in future phases of the COVID-19 pandemic and beyond.

Publication Information

Output type

Scholary Output:
Contribution to journal
Article
 Peer-review

Original language

English (US)

Journal (Volume, Issue Number)

Journal of the American Heart Association (Volume 9, Issue 19)

Publication milestones

  • Published - 10/06/2020

Publication status

Published - 10/06/2020

ISSN

2047-9980

Publication IDs

  • PubMed: 32713239
  • Scopus: 85092682234
  • ORCID: /0000-0003-0253-1174/work/110363148

Access to documents

Publication metrics

Metrics

Fractional count
1
Fractional count
0.17
Fractional count
5
Fractional count
0.83
Fractional count
1
Fractional count
1
Scopus
citations
26, opens in new tab

PlumX, opens in new tab

Captures
100
Citation count
26