Risk of heart failure among colon and rectal cancer survivors: a population-based case-control study.

ABSTRACT:

Aims

This population-based case-control study aims to investigate the occurrence of heart failure (HF) among colon and rectal cancer survivors compared with a cancer-free control population taking into account pre-existing cardiovascular risk factors and the influence of treatment.

Methods and results

Colon and rectal cancer survivors diagnosed between 2007 and 2014 were selected from a linked cohort of cancer and primary care data in the Netherlands and matched based on gender, birth year, general practitioner (GP) practice, and follow-up period to cancer-free controls. The occurrence of HF was identified based on GP recorded diagnoses after index date (diagnosis date for cases). A Cox proportional hazards model was used to estimate hazard ratios (HRs), adjusted for age, se

SUBMITTER: Kuiper JG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9288790 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature