Comparing Management of Hypertension versus Atrial Fibrillation in CLL

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Doctors discuss that while cardiovascular side effects like atrial fibrillation and hypertension in patients with chronic lymphocytic leukemia are concerns with BTK inhibitors, they are manageable and should not deter prescribing these effective therapies; generally, atrial fibrillation is considered more challenging to manage than hypertension.

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