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ArticleOncotarget2018

Increased risk of malignancy in patients with an aortic aneurysm: a nationwide population-based retrospective study.

Jen-Chun Wang, Wu-Chien Chien, Chi-Hsiang Chung, Wen-I Liao, Chang-Huei Tsao, Yung-Fu Wu, Shih-Hung Tsai

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Article in Oncotarget, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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7 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Jen-Chun WangDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
Wu-Chien Chien *Department of Medical Research, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
Chi-Hsiang ChungDepartment of Medical Research, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
Wen-I LiaoDepartment of Emergency Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
Chang-Huei TsaoDepartment of Medical Research, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
Yung-Fu WuDepartment of Medical Research, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
Shih-Hung Tsai *Department of Emergency Medicine, Tri-Service General Hospital, National Defense Medical Center, Taipei, Taiwan.
Tri-Service General Hospital · TWNational Defense Medical Center · TW

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundCardiovascular disease and malignancy have numerous similarities and possible interactions, as these diseases share several risk factors, epidemiological features and biological signaling pathways. Data regarding the risk of malignancy in patients with aortic aneurysm (AA) are scarce. We aimed to determine whether patients with AA have an increased risk of malignancy. MATERIALS AND

methodsThe data for the nationwide population-based retrospective cohort study described herein were obtained from the Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD). We selected adult patients who had been newly diagnosed with AA and were followed up between 2000 and 2010. We excluded patients who had been diagnosed with AA and malignancy prior to the date of the AA diagnosis. The control cohort was selected from individuals who had no history of AA and was selected with 1:4 matching according to co-morbidities and medication history. The outcome was a diagnosis of malignancy and the cumulative incidence of AA.

resultsA total of 10,933 patients diagnosed with AA were identified. The patients with an AA had a significantly higher cumulative risk of developing malignancies in subsequent years than the patients without an AA (log rank test < 0.001). Similarly, patients with malignancies had a significantly higher cumulative risk of developing an AA in subsequent years than patients without malignancies (log rank test < 0.001).

conclusionsPatients with an AA were shown to have a substantially increased risk of developing a variety of malignancies compared with patients without AAs. Healthcare professionals should be aware of this increased risk when treating patients with AAs.

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aortic aneurysmfibrillinmalignancyMarfan syndrometransforming growth factor-β

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