Incident Cardiovascular Disease Among Adults With Cancer: A Population-Based Cohort Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Patients with cancer and cancer survivors are at increased risk for incident heart failure, but there are conflicting data on the long-term risk for other cardiovascular events and how such risk may vary by cancer site.

Objectives

The aim of this study was to determine the impact of a new cancer diagnosis on the risk for fatal and nonfatal cardiovascular events.

Methods

Using administrative health care databases, a population-based retrospective cohort study was conducted among 4,519,243 adults residing in Alberta, Canada, from April 2007 to December 2018. Participants with new cancer diagnoses during the study period were compared with those without cancer with respect to risk for subsequent cardiovascular events (cardiovascular mortality, myocardial infar

SUBMITTER: Paterson DI 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9040097 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature