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Cardiovascular Disease among Cancer Survivors

Name: Cardiovascular Disease among Cancer Survivors
Uploaded: 2019-10-01T00:00:00+00:00
Description: Roberta Florido says that many of the same risk factors for cancer apply to cardiovascular disease. For her study, she explored whether cancer survivors had higher rates of cardiovascular disease events like heart attacks or strokes.

Roberta Florido says that many of the same risk factors for cancer apply to cardiovascular disease. For her study, she explored whether cancer survivors had higher rates of cardiovascular disease events like heart attacks or strokes.

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Roberta Florido, MD

Assistant Professor of Medicine

Roberta Florido specializes in heart failure, mechanical circulatory support and heart transplant. She received her medical degree from Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro and completed an internal medicine residency at Boston University ...

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