The researchers found that overall, one in 10 cancer patients developed heart failure by 20 years after cancer diagnosis. — TNS
Patients who were treated for breast cancer or lymphoma are more than three times at risk for developing congestive heart failure, compared with patients who did not have cancer.
Congestive heart failure is when the heart muscle does not pump blood as well as it should. This research was presented at the American College of Cardiology’s 67th Annual Scientific Session.
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