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ID: 4121762 Transforming Cardio-Oncology Care with Wearable Technology – Using Smartwatches to Monitor for Arrhythmias in Vulnerable Patient Populations

HeartRhythm

Patients with CLL are at increased risk of developing atrial fibrillation (AF), however AF is a known side effect of ibrutinib therapy as well and is associated with worse outcomes. The incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF) is 10-15% with a median time to occurrence of 5-13 months.

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Atrioventricular re-entrant tachycardia and atrioventricular node re-entrant tachycardia in a patient with cancer under chemotherapy: a case report and literature review

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Cardio-oncology is a new field of interest in cardiology focusing on the detection and treatment of cardiovascular diseases, such as arrhythmias, myocarditis, and heart failure, as side-effects of chemotherapy and radiotherapy. The association between chemotherapeutic agents and arrhythmias has previously been established.