Estimating Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Among Long-Term Colorectal Cancer Survivors: A Nationwide Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Concerns about a growing number of colorectal cancer survivors have emerged regarding cardiovascular disease (CVD) risks. However, there is not yet a predictive tool that can estimate CVD risk and support the management of healthcare as well as disease prevention in terms of CVD risk among long-term colorectal cancer survivors.

Aim

To develop predictive tools to estimate individualized overall and each subtype of CVD risk using a nationwide cohort in South Korea.

Methods and results

A total of 4,709 newly diagnosed patients with colorectal cancer who survived at least 5 years in the National Health Insurance System were analyzed. Cox proportional hazard regression was used for the identification of independent risk factors for the derivation of predictive n

SUBMITTER: Jeong S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8801493 | biostudies-literature | 2021

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature