Publications by authors named "Teresa de Soto Alvarez"
Background And Aims: Baseline cardiovascular toxicity risk stratification is critical in cardio-oncology. The Heart Failure Association (HFA) and International Cardio-Oncology Society (ICOS) score aims to assess this risk but lacks real-life validation. This study validates the HFA-ICOS score for anthracycline-induced cardiovascular toxicity.
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- Researchers studied COVID-19 effects on patients with blood cancers in Spain between February 2020 and October 2022, focusing on trends during the Omicron variant.
- They found that older patients and those with other health issues had a higher chance of severe illness, but overall severity and death rates dropped during the Omicron period, especially for vaccinated individuals.
- Even though the risk of dying from COVID-19 has lowered, patients in hospitals, especially older ones, still have a high risk, and more research is needed on treatments for these patients.
The COVID-19 pandemic has dramatically challenged care for cancer patients, especially those with active treatment who represent a vulnerable population for SARS-CoV-2 infection. Aggressive lymphoid neoplasms, such as diffuse large B cell lymphoma and high-grade B cell lymphoma, need to be treated without delay in order to get the best disease outcome. Because of that, our clinical practice was changed to minimise the risk of SARS-CoV-2 infection while continuing haematological treatment.
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