Non-Hodgkin lymphoma survivors with pre-existing cardiovascular conditions have increased heart failure risk

[...]having more cardiovascular risk factors present at diagnosis increased risk for later heart failure" The researchers reviewed Danish cancer registries to identify 2,508 patients (56% men; median age at diagnosis, 62 years) diagnosed with aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma from 2000 to 2010. T...

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Published inHEM/ONC today Vol. 18; no. 24; p. 52
Main Authors Polhamus, Andy, Porter, Charles B
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Thorofare SLACK INCORPORATED 25.12.2017
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Summary:[...]having more cardiovascular risk factors present at diagnosis increased risk for later heart failure" The researchers reviewed Danish cancer registries to identify 2,508 patients (56% men; median age at diagnosis, 62 years) diagnosed with aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma from 2000 to 2010. TALYA SALZ, PHD, AND COLLEAGUES PERSPECTIVE Pre-existing risk factors for cardiovascular disease and the presence of pre-existing nonvascular intrinsic heart disease were predictors of incident heart failure among surviving patients with aggressive non-Hodgkin lymphoma treated between 2000 and 2010 and followed through 2012 in a study of Danish national health system data. Researchers found no significant increase in heart failure risk among survivors with vascular disease - defined as cardiac arrest, myocardial infarction, angina, coronary artery disease, stroke, transient ischemic attack, or carotid artery disease - or for those receiving chest radiation. The strong relationship between modifiable risk factors for heart failure - such as hypertension, diabetes, valve disease, and cardiomyopathy and incident heart failure - among survivors of non-Hodgkin lymphoma is clearly demonstrated in this study.
ISSN:1526-0488