“…18 Various studies have analyzed the risk factors predicting the development of IRAF: interestingly, although a higher incidence in patients with known cardiovascular comorbidities (i.e., hypertension, mitral valve disease, coronary artery disease (CAD)) has been suggested, ibrutinib has shown to increase the risk of IRAF independently from these conditions. [19][20][21][22][23] Further investigation is needed to define predictors of IRAF and guide clinical practice, considering that the proper management of concomitant Ibrutinib and anticoagulant therapy requires a close cooperation between the hematologist and an expert cardiooncologist and has yet to be defined. 6,24 The present study, following preliminary data published in 2017, 22 is a single-center 5-year follow-up analysis of predictors of IRAF in 43 patients affected by CLL treated with ibrutinib, focusing on comorbidities, electrocardiographic features (12-derivation electrocardiography (ECG), 24h monitoring in selected cases) and transthoracic echocardiography (TTE).…”