Incidence of new onset cancer in patients with a myocardial infarction - a nationwide cohort study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Few studies have suggested that patients with myocardial infarction (MI) may be at increased risk of cancer, but further large register-based studies are needed to evaluate this subject. The aim of this study was to assess the incident rates of cancer and death by history of MI, and whether an MI is independently associated with cancer in a large cohort study.

Method

All Danish residents aged 30-99 in 1996 without prior cancer or MI were included and were followed until 2012. Patients were grouped according to incident MI during follow-up. Incidence rates (IR) of cancer and death in individuals with and without MI and incidence rate ratios (IRR, using multivariable Poisson regression analyses) of cancer associated with an MI were calculated.

Results

Of 2,87

SUBMITTER: Malmborg M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6196475 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature