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ArticleJournal of gastrointestinal oncology2019

Colon cancer laterality is associated with atherosclerosis and coronary artery disease.

Stephani C Wang, Joshua Schulman-Marcus, John Fantauzzi, Travis Bevington, Anthony Sayegh, Edward Lee, Ashar Ata, Mandahvi Kambam, Mandeep Sidhu, Radmila Lyubarova

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Article in Journal of gastrointestinal oncology, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed, 11 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Stephani C WangDepartment of Medicine, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY, USA.
Joshua Schulman-MarcusDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY, USA.
John FantauzziDepartment of Radiology, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY, USA.
Travis BevingtonDepartment of Radiology, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY, USA.
Anthony SayeghDepartment of Radiology, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY, USA.
Edward LeeDivision of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY, USA.
Ashar AtaDivision of Colorectal Surgery, Department of Surgery, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY, USA.
Mandahvi KambamNew York Hematology and Oncology, Albany, NY, USA.
Mandeep SidhuDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY, USA.
Radmila LyubarovaDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine, Albany Medical Center, Albany, NY, USA.
Albany Medical Center Hospital · USNew York Oncology Hematology · US

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundPrimary right-sided colon cancer (RCC) is associated with a higher mortality than left-sided colon cancer (LCC), but the etiology of this phenomenon remains unclear. We sought to study whether cancer laterality is associated with the prevalence of clinical coronary artery disease, calcific atherosclerosis as measured by computed tomography (CT), and cardiovascular risk factors.

methodsWe conducted a single center retrospective study of 546 participants who had previously been diagnosed with colon cancer between January 2005 and December 2014. The presence of coronary and aortic calcifications was assessed by CT in 486 of these patients. We examined the prevalence of clinical cardiovascular disease (CAD) (prior myocardial infarction or revascularization), comorbidities, coronary and aortic calcification in patients with RCC (n=261) and LCC (n=285). Logistic regression analysis was performed to assess the likelihood of clinical CAD and calcific atherosclerosis by cancer laterality.

resultsCompared to patients with LCC, patients with RCC were more likely to have hypertension, hyperlipidemia, hypothyroidism and clinical CAD. In the patients with available CT scans, RCC was associated with higher prevalence of coronary, thoracic, and abdominal calcifications than LCC. On univariate and multivariate analyses, RCC was associated with higher likelihood of clinical CAD (adjusted risk ratio 2.15, 95% CI, 1.37-3.38, P=0.001) as well as radiological evidence of calcific atherosclerosis compared to LCC.

conclusionswe found that both clinical CAD and vascular calcifications are prevalent in patients with colon cancer, and are independently increased in patients with RCC compared to LCC.

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aortic atherosclerosiscolon cancerCoronary atherosclerosis

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PMID30788156
PMCPMC6351310
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