Healthcare utilization and hospital variation in cardiac surveillance during breast cancer treatment: a nationwide prospective study in 5000 Dutch breast cancer patients

Healthcare utilization and hospital variation in cardiac surveillance during breast cancer treatment: a nationwide prospective study in 5000 Dutch breast cancer patients

Abstract Background Various breast cancer (BC) treatments, such as chemotherapy and targeted therapies, increase cardiotoxicity-risk and lead to premature ischemic heart disease and heart failure among survivors. Reducing this adverse risk through early recognition and (preventive) treatment is ther...

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Main Authors: Yvonne Koop, Saloua El Messaoudi, Hester Vermeulen, Angela H. E. M. Maas, Femke Atsma
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-08-01
Series:Cardio-Oncology
Subjects:
Cardiac imaging
Epidemiology
Breast cancer
Cardiotoxicity
Quality of care
Health policy
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40959-020-00068-6

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