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Hormone Therapy and Cardiovascular Risk in Premenopausal Breast Cancer Patients
Posted: 01/03/2025 | By: Melissa E. Fryman, MS

The cardiovascular impact of hormone therapies and ovarian suppression in premenopausal patients with breast cancer is unknown. A recent study published in JACC: CardioOncology aimed to test the hypothesis that use of aromatase inhibitors plus ovarian suppression would be associated with greater risk of cardiovascular disease than tamoxifen in these patients.

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Over a median follow-up time of 1.55 years, the incidence rate of cardiovascular disease (CVD) was ____ among users of aromatase inhibitors plus ovarian suppression vs _____ for tamoxifen users.

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