Prevalence of cardiovascular late sequelae in long-term survivors of childhood cancer: A systematic review and meta-analysis.

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Cardiovascular diseases are well-known late effects of childhood cancer and research on these late effects is a highly important emerging field. We conducted a systematic review with a meta-analysis to give an overview of the current evidence and the prevalence of late cardiovascular events.

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Journal ID (iso-abbrev): Pediatr Blood Cancer

Title: Pediatric blood & cancer

Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell

ISSN (Electronic): 1545-5017

ISSN (Print): 1545-5009

Publication date (Electronic): Jul 2017

Volume: 64

Issue: 7

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[1 ] Institute for Medical Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics, University Medicine of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.

[2 ] German Childhood Cancer Registry at the Institute for Medical Biostatistics, Epidemiology and Informatics, University Medicine of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.

[3 ] Department of Pediatric Hematology/Oncology, University Medicine of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.

[4 ] Preventive Cardiology and Preventive Medicine, Center for Cardiology, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.

[5 ] Center for Thrombosis and Hemostasis, University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.

[6 ] German Center for Cardiovascular Research (DZHK), Partner Site RhineMain, Mainz, Germany.

[7 ] Center for Translational Vascular Biology (CTVB), University Medical Center of the Johannes Gutenberg-University Mainz, Mainz, Germany.

[8 ] Department of Paediatric Haematology and Oncology, Center for Paediatrics, University Hospital Gießen and Marburg, Giessen, Germany.

Article

DOI: 10.1002/pbc.26428

PubMed ID: 28205419

SO-VID: 0904a218-efb7-4ac6-8427-64620407d4dd

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Keywords: cardiac sequelae,childhood cancer,late effects,vascular sequelae

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Keywords: cardiac sequelae, childhood cancer, late effects, vascular sequelae

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