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Alexandra Pons Riverola

@alexandrapons4

Clinical fellow in Cardio-Oncology in Royal Brompton Hospital. CMR fellow in St Thomas’ Hospital.

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#GCOS25 Session 1: Cardio-Oncology in Africa. Very interesting basic science done in Africa focusing on: - Inflammation and thrombotic risk. - Targeting HDL particles. - The role of traditional African plants. #GCOS25 #GCOS2025 #CardioOnc International Cardio-Oncology Society OncoDaily

#GCOS25 Session 1: Cardio-Oncology in Africa.

Very interesting basic science done in Africa focusing on:
- Inflammation and thrombotic risk.
- Targeting HDL particles.
- The role of traditional African plants.

#GCOS25 #GCOS2025 #CardioOnc

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#GCOS25 Session 2: Novel insights in Cardio-Oncology. - Treating cancer with a heartbeat - Update on ferroptosis in cardio-oncology - Disruption of endothelial cells dynamic with cancer #GCOS25 #GCOS2025 #CardioOnc International Cardio-Oncology Society OncoDaily

#GCOS25 Session 2: Novel insights in Cardio-Oncology.

- Treating cancer with a heartbeat
- Update on ferroptosis in cardio-oncology
- Disruption of endothelial cells dynamic with cancer

#GCOS25 #GCOS2025 #CardioOnc

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GCOS 2025 🇿🇦 is off to a great start with the Research and Basic Science workshop! Don’t miss out - share your favorite moments with #GCOS25. #cardioonc #cardiooncology #GCOS

GCOS 2025 🇿🇦 is off to a great start with the Research and Basic Science workshop! 

Don’t miss out - share your favorite moments with #GCOS25.

#cardioonc #cardiooncology #GCOS
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#GCOS25 starts NOW! Join us for our welcome session with Alexander Lyon (UK 🇬🇧), Trishun Singh (RSA 🇿🇦) and Susan Dent, MD FRCPC Dent (USA 🇺🇸 - Susan dent ) #cardioonc #cardiooncology

#GCOS25 starts NOW! Join us for our welcome session with Alexander Lyon (UK 🇬🇧), Trishun Singh (RSA 🇿🇦) and Susan Dent, MD FRCPC Dent (USA 🇺🇸 - <a href="/sdent_cardioonc/">Susan dent</a> )

#cardioonc #cardiooncology
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When should I call #CardioOncology? Think early, not late. Beautiful start at #GCOS25 by Dr Christine Brezden 📍Modern cancer therapies are improving survival, but cardiovascular effects can emerge early and late 📍Partnering with #CardioOnc improves oncologic outcomes by enabling

When should I call #CardioOncology?

Think early, not late.
Beautiful start at #GCOS25 by Dr <a href="/DrCBrezden/">Christine Brezden</a> 

📍Modern cancer therapies are improving survival, but cardiovascular effects can emerge early and late
📍Partnering with #CardioOnc improves oncologic outcomes by enabling
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Joint session International Cardio-Oncology Society × #ESCardioOnco at #GCOS25 🫀 Mike Fradley, MD delivered a practical breakdown of the European Society of Cardiology #CardioOncology guidelines: 📍Prioritize Class I (do) vs Class III (don’t) 📍Baseline CV risk assessment for all patients 📍“Permissive cardiotoxicity” when

Joint session <a href="/ICOSociety/">International Cardio-Oncology Society</a> × #ESCardioOnco at #GCOS25 🫀

<a href="/Dr_Mike_Fradley/">Mike Fradley, MD</a> delivered a practical breakdown of the <a href="/escardio/">European Society of Cardiology</a> #CardioOncology guidelines:

📍Prioritize Class I (do) vs Class III (don’t)
📍Baseline CV risk assessment for all patients
📍“Permissive cardiotoxicity” when
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Dr Greg Armstrong talking about CV risks in paedriatic cancer survivors #GCOS25 🔸Healthy lifestyle ⬇️excess deaths 🔸Intermediate CV events ⬆️risk of MACE in cancer survivors 🔸Abnormal GLS + abnormal NTproBNP ⬆️ x4 risk of future cardiomyopathy #CardioOnc International Cardio-Oncology Society

Dr Greg Armstrong talking about CV risks in paedriatic cancer survivors #GCOS25
🔸Healthy lifestyle ⬇️excess deaths
🔸Intermediate CV events ⬆️risk of MACE in cancer survivors
🔸Abnormal GLS + abnormal NTproBNP  ⬆️ x4 risk of future cardiomyopathy
#CardioOnc
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Who needs Surveillance, When and How? Dr Anju Nohria #GCOS25 🔸Early detection of cardiotoxicity prevents irreversible damage 🔸Screening: guided by type of therapy and baseline risk 🔸Individualised life long CV monitoring for high-risk cancer survivors. #CardioOnc International Cardio-Oncology Society

Who needs Surveillance, When and How? Dr Anju Nohria #GCOS25
🔸Early detection of cardiotoxicity prevents irreversible damage
🔸Screening: guided by type of therapy and baseline risk
🔸Individualised life long CV monitoring for high-risk cancer survivors.
#CardioOnc
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Great talk by Sohaib Nazir about Lipid management and Vascular Health in Cancer Survivors #GCOS25 🔸CV disease is the leading cause of late mortality 🔸Risk score tools underestimate risk in cancer patients 🔸Conventional lipid lowering therapies are safe #CardioOnc International Cardio-Oncology Society

Great talk by <a href="/sohaibnazir/">Sohaib Nazir</a> about Lipid management and Vascular Health in Cancer Survivors #GCOS25 
🔸CV disease is the leading cause of late mortality
🔸Risk score tools underestimate risk in cancer patients
🔸Conventional lipid lowering therapies are safe
#CardioOnc
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How to successfully implement #ESCguidelines on #CardioOncology in clinical practice? Key points from Dr #AlexLyon at the @icosociety × #ESCardioOnco #GCOS25 joint session: 📍perform baseline CV risk assessment (use the app‼️) 📍Refer high-risk patients to 🫀 📍Tailor

How to successfully implement #ESCguidelines on #CardioOncology in clinical practice?

Key points from Dr #AlexLyon at the @icosociety × #ESCardioOnco #GCOS25 joint session:

📍perform baseline CV risk assessment (use the app‼️)
📍Refer high-risk patients to 🫀
📍Tailor
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A milestone at #GCOS2025 ✨the first International Cardio-Oncology Society × European Society of Cardiology #ESCardioOnco joint session Today’s discussion brought together global expertise to move from guidelines to real-world practice, address challenges across diverse settings, & ensure patients benefit from evidence-based

A milestone at #GCOS2025 ✨the first <a href="/icosociety/">International Cardio-Oncology Society</a> × <a href="/escardio/">European Society of Cardiology</a> #ESCardioOnco joint session

Today’s discussion brought together global expertise to move from guidelines to real-world practice, address challenges across diverse settings, &amp; ensure patients benefit from evidence-based
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Congrats to the 2025 Thomas Force Pioneer Award Winner 🏆 - Teresa López Fernández ( Teresa Lopez Fernandez ) ! Teresa has contributed singificantly to the #cardiooncology field both in her capacity at IC-OS and beyond. Meet Teresa: tinyurl.com/22aayh99

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Congralutations Dr Teresa Lopez Fernandez for winning the 2025 Thomas Force award 🎊 #GCOS25 In her lecture this morning she reviewed the important role of multimodality imaging in cardio-oncology with a focus on how to target imaging in a pragmatic way. #CardioOnc International Cardio-Oncology Society

Congralutations Dr <a href="/TeresaLpezFdez1/">Teresa Lopez Fernandez</a> for winning the 2025 Thomas Force award 🎊 #GCOS25 

In her lecture this morning she reviewed the important role of multimodality imaging in cardio-oncology with a focus on how to target imaging in a pragmatic way.

#CardioOnc
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Dr. Sebastian Szmit’s excellent talk on Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) in cancer patients. 🩸🎗️ When lifelong or extended anticoagulation is needed, what’s the best approach? The API-CAT trial shows that reduced-dose Apixaban is non-inferior to full dose for preventing recurrent

Dr. Sebastian Szmit’s excellent talk on Venous Thromboembolism (VTE) in cancer patients. 🩸🎗️

When lifelong or extended anticoagulation is needed, what’s the best approach?

The API-CAT trial shows that reduced-dose Apixaban is non-inferior to full dose for preventing recurrent
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How Do I Manage High BP? with Dr Ninian Lang #GCOS25 🔸Baseline BP>140/90mmHg ➡️x2 risk of HF. 🔸Intensive BP control is safe in cancer patients. 🔸Treatment: 1) ACEI/ARB 2) MRA, nitrates, Hydralazine, BB 3) Thiazides and a-block **Avoid: verapamil, diltiazem International Cardio-Oncology Society

How Do I Manage High BP? with Dr Ninian Lang #GCOS25
🔸Baseline BP&gt;140/90mmHg ➡️x2 risk of HF.
🔸Intensive BP control is safe in cancer patients.
🔸Treatment:
  1) ACEI/ARB
  2) MRA, nitrates, Hydralazine, BB
  3) Thiazides and a-block
  **Avoid: verapamil, diltiazem
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How Do I Manage QTc Prolontation? Dr Chris Plummer #GCOS25 🔸Use Fridericia formula 🔸Normal values: 👨🏻350-450ms, 👩🏻360-460ms 🔸QTc > 500ms or an increase of >60ms from baseline ⬆️ risk of TdP. 🔸Baseline QTc should be measured before cancer treatment. #CardioOnc International Cardio-Oncology Society

How Do I Manage QTc Prolontation? Dr Chris Plummer #GCOS25
🔸Use Fridericia formula
🔸Normal values: 👨🏻350-450ms, 👩🏻360-460ms
🔸QTc &gt; 500ms or an increase of &gt;60ms from baseline ⬆️ risk of TdP.
🔸Baseline QTc should be measured before cancer treatment.
#CardioOnc
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