Increased risk of malignancy in patients with an aortic aneurysm: a nationwide population-based retrospective study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Cardiovascular disease and malignancy have numerous similarities and possible interactions, as these diseases share several risk factors, epidemiological features and biological signaling pathways. Data regarding the risk of malignancy in patients with aortic aneurysm (AA) are scarce. We aimed to determine whether patients with AA have an increased risk of malignancy.

Materials and methods

The data for the nationwide population-based retrospective cohort study described herein were obtained from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD). We selected adult patients who had been newly diagnosed with AA and were followed up between 2000 and 2010. We excluded patients who had been diagnosed with AA and malignancy prior to the date of the AA diagno

SUBMITTER: Wang JC 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5788683 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature