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Methods, results, and the Optimism Model compared with the standard of care in breaking bad news among patients with CTRCD.
CTRCD = cancer therapy-related cardiac dysfunction; CV = cardiovascular; GDMT = guideline-directed medical therapy; LVEF = left ventricular ejection fraction; RAASi = renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system inhibitor; SGLT2i = sodium-glucose cotransporter-2 inhibitor.