Patients with cancer history experiencing severe heart attacks benefit from cardiac treatment

One in 10 patients who come to the hospital with the most severe type of heart attack have a history of cancer, showing that this is an emerging subgroup of heart patients, according to research. In addition, the study found that these patients have a three times higher risk of noncardiac death. Meanwhile, their risk of cardiac death is not higher — both at the time of their acute heart attack and over long-term follow-up.