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Review
. 2019 Sep;72(9):749-759.
doi: 10.1016/j.rec.2019.03.019. Epub 2019 Aug 9.

Atrial Fibrillation in Active Cancer Patients: Expert Position Paper and Recommendations

[Article in English, Spanish]
Teresa López-Fernández  1 , Ana Martín-García  2 , Inmaculada Roldán Rabadán  3 , Cristina Mitroi  4 , Pilar Mazón Ramos  5 , Pablo Díez-Villanueva  6 , Carlos Escobar Cervantes  3 , Concepción Alonso Martín  7 , Gonzalo Luis Alonso Salinas  8 , Meritxell Arenas  9 , Vicente Ignacio Arrarte Esteban  10 , Francisco Ayala de La Peña  11 , Antonio Castro Fernández  12 , Héctor García Pardo  13 , Ramón García-Sanz  14 , José Ramón González Porras  14 , Esteban López de Sá  3 , Teresa Lozano  10 , Pascual Marco Vera  15 , Virginia Martínez Marín  16 , Dolores Mesa Rubio  17 , Ángel Montero  18 , Gerard Oristrell  19 , Armando Pérez de Prado  20 , Sonia Velasco Del Castillo  21 , Juan Antonio Virizuela Echaburu  2 , Eduardo Zatarain-Nicolás  22 , Manuel Anguita Sánchez  17 , Juan Tamargo Menéndez  23 ; Expert reviewers
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Atrial Fibrillation in Active Cancer Patients: Expert Position Paper and Recommendations

[Article in English, Spanish]
Teresa López-Fernández et al. Rev Esp Cardiol (Engl Ed). 2019 Sep.

Abstract

Improvements in survival among cancer patients have revealed the clinical impact of cardiotoxicity on both cardiovascular and hematological and oncological outcomes, especially when it leads to the interruption of highly effective antitumor therapies. Atrial fibrillation is a common complication in patients with active cancer and its treatment poses a major challenge. These patients have an increased thromboembolic and hemorrhagic risk but standard stroke prediction scores have not been validated in this population. The aim of this expert consensus-based document is to provide a multidisciplinary and practical approach to the prevention and treatment of atrial fibrillation in patients with active cancer. This is a position paper of the Spanish Cardio-Oncology working group and the Spanish Thrombosis working group, drafted in collaboration with experts from the Spanish Society of Cardiology, the Spanish Society of Medical Oncology, the Spanish Society of Radiation Oncology, and the Spanish Society of Hematology.

Keywords: Anticoagulantes; Anticoagulants; Atrial fibrillation; Cardio-Oncology; Cardio-Oncología; Fibrilación auricular.

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