Association between heart failure and the incidence of cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

The association between heart failure (HF) patients and the incidence of cancer is not well understood, with conflicting results to date. The aim of this meta-analysis was to evaluate whether patients with HF have a higher risk of developing cancer.

Methods and results

We performed a systematic literature search using PubMed, Embase, and Scopus for relevant articles from inception until 10 December 2022. The primary clinical outcome was the incidence of cancer. Secondary endpoints were the incidence of breast cancer, lung cancer, haematological cancer, colorectal cancer, and prostate cancer. A total of 9 articles with 7 329 706 (515 041 HF vs. 6 814 665 non-HF) patients were involved in the analysis. The mean age of the patients in the HF and the non-HF groups was 69.06

SUBMITTER: Jaiswal V 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10561890 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature