Linking heart disease to cancer

Researchers at Tel Aviv University and Sheba Medical Center found that a diseased heart releases bubbles, called extracellular vesicles (sEVs). These travel through the bloodstream and promote the growth of cancer cells. Spironolactone stops sEVs and prevents cancer.

https://tps.co.il/articles/israeli-researchers-uncover-biological-pathway-between-heart-disease-and-cancer/

https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.123.066911

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