Cardiovascular Disease Risk Among Cancer Survivors: The Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities (ARIC) Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

More than 80% of adult patients diagnosed with cancer survive long term. Long-term complications of cancer and its therapies may increase the risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD), but prospective studies using adjudicated cancer and CVD events are lacking.

Objectives

The aim of this study was to assess the risk of CVD in cancer survivors in a prospective community-based study.

Methods

We included 12,414 ARIC (Atherosclerosis Risk In Communities) study participants. Cancer diagnoses were ascertained via linkage with state registries supplemented with medical records. Incident CVD outcomes were coronary heart disease (CHD), heart failure (HF), stroke, and a composite of these. We used multivariable Poisson and Cox regressions to estimate the association of ca

SUBMITTER: Florido R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9638987 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature