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AI and cardiac med interactions

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Thank you for sharing these research articles. I wish oncology teams would integrate cardiologists who specialize in cancer to make it easier for patients to monitor their heart health during and after cancer treatment. My cardiologist defers to my oncologist with his recommendations but I'm not always confident that as much as I trust my oncologist, she is able to stay abreast of all cardiac issues.

As someone who developed atrial fib shortly before my breast cancer diagnosis and who is taking Kisqali with its known cardiac issues, I probably would prefer someone who is on the aggressive side of monitoring. To me that would mean continuing to monitor with EKGS and Echos even beyond what Kisqali guidelines suggest. But that's just me. I would prefer to be on top of any cardiotoxic effects before they become acute.

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How often do you have afib? I wish I hadn’t taken Kisqali. My afib started day 7 of Kisqali along with QT prolongation. The QTP stopped with a dose reduction to 400 but I had about 150 long afib episodes in the 5 years on Kisqali. I stopped Kisqali 8 months ago and afib frequency went from 1-2 times a week to once a month. It progressed in 5 years so now I’m left with needing cardiac ablations but have added risks. Wish I had switched to iBrance. My oncologist kept saying the afib was coincidence. I knew it wasn’t. I’m still on Letrozole. When I asked if he was sure it was safe to stop Kisqali he said, yes, Letrozole does all the heavy lifting. Then why did we destroy my heart rhythm with Kisqali?