Effect of abdominal aortic calcification on the prognosis and recurrence of colorectal cancer stages II–III: A retrospective cohort study

• Published in: International journal of colorectal disease Vol. 38; no. 1; p. 21
• Main Authors: Imaoka, Kouki, Shimomura, Manabu, Shimizu, Wataru, Akabane, Shintaro, Ohira, Masahiro, Imaoka, Yuki, Yoshinaka, Hisaaki, Ono, Kosuke, Mochizuki, Tetsuya, Matsubara, Keiso, Bekki, Tomoaki, Hattori, Minoru, Ohdan, Hideki
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin/Heidelberg Springer Berlin Heidelberg 21.01.2023
• Subjects: Colorectal Neoplasms - pathology; Gastroenterology; Hepatology; Humans; Internal Medicine; Liver Neoplasms - surgery; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Proctology; Prognosis; Proportional Hazards Models; Retrospective Studies; Surgery; Aortic calcification; Prognosis; Propensity score; Liver metastasis; Colorectal cancer

Purpose Abdominal aortic calcification (AAC) is a well-known risk marker for cardiovascular disease. However, its clinical effect on patients who underwent radical surgery for colorectal cancer (CRC) stages II–III is unclear. This study aimed to analyze the associations between AAC and prognosis of...