February 25, 2025

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Top in cardiology: Atherosclerosis common in lung cancer; treating amyloidosis

Patients beginning lung cancer treatment demonstrated a high prevalence of atherosclerosis, which suggests that they may benefit from calcium scoring, new data showed.

According to a presentation given at the American College of Cardiology’s Advancing theCardiovascular Care of the Oncology Patient course, more than three-quarters of patients entering lung cancer treatment who underwent chest CT imaging showed evidence of atherosclerosis.


White patients who smoked appeared most likely to have atherosclerosis on CT out of all the subgroups examined, researchers found.

“What this study confirms is that tobacco use is a shared risk factor for both diseases and at the time of lung cancer diagnosis these patients should be considered for additional evaluation by a cardiologist or cardio-oncologist, as it is likely they already have CV disease,” Christopher Malozzi, DO, director of cardio-oncology services at the University of South Alabama Frederick P. Whiddon College of Medicine, told Healio.

It was the top story in cardiology last week. In another top story, Joban Vaishnav, MD, director of the Johns Hopkins Comprehensive Amyloidosis Center, discussed the evolving treatment landscape of amyloidosis.

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High prevalence of atherosclerosis detected in patients entering lung cancer therapy

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