Title: Treatment of heart attack patients depends on history of cancer
(WorldNews Europe)

Sophia Antipolis, 20 September 2017: Treatment of heart attack patients depends on their history of cancer, according to research published today in European Heart Journal: Acute Cardiovascular Care.1 The study in more than 35 000 heart attack patients found they were less likely to receive recommended drugs and interventions, and more likely to die in hospital if they had cancer than if they did not. `It is well known that cancer patients may have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease as a result of their treatment,` said senior author Dr Dragana...