Androgen Deprivation Tied To Greater Heart Failure Risk In Prostate Cancer Patients,

reports a large study of Asian men found that “long-term use of androgen deprivation therapy (ADT) dramatically elevated the risk of heart failure over the course of 1 year follow-up in men with prostate cancer, compared with non-ADT users.” The research found that “the incidence of heart failure was 72% higher among ADT users compared with non-users, at an adjusted hazard ratio of 1.72 (95% CI 1.08-2.73).” The findings were published in the Journal of Clinical Pharmacology. https://www.medpagetoday.com/hematologyoncology/prostatecancer/76178