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JACC: CardioOncology - Life's Essential 8 and Incident Cardiovascular Disease in US Women with Breast Cancer
In this episode, Dr. Tochi Okwuosa discusses a pivotal study examining the association between the Life Essential 8 cardiovascular health score and the incidence of cardiovascular disease in women with breast cancer. The research, which followed over 7,000 participants, found that higher scores correlated with significantly lower rates of cardiovascular events, underscoring the importance of cardiovascular health even in cancer patients and highlighting the need for future studies in more diverse populations.
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