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Observational studyAdvances in therapy2021

Relation Between Cancer and Vasospastic Angina.

Tadahiro Matsumoto, Yuichi Saito, Kan Saito, Kazuya Tateishi, Ken Kato, Hideki Kitahara, Yoshio Kobayashi

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Observational study in Advances in therapy, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 3 papers.

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3citing papers in PubMed
0.6field-weighted citation impact, top 34% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

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2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

3 citing papers in PubMed, 5 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Article
  2. Cancer and Myocardial Infarction in Women.The American journal of cardiology · 2023
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Tadahiro MatsumotoDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan.
Yuichi SaitoDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan. saitoyuichi1984@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-3574-0685
Kan SaitoDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan.
Kazuya TateishiDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan.
Ken KatoDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan.
Hideki KitaharaDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan.
Yoshio KobayashiDepartment of Cardiovascular Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Chiba, Japan.
Chiba University · JP

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

introductionPatients with cancer have an increased risk of cardiovascular disease including ischemic heart disease and vice versa. Anticancer drugs and radiotherapy are known to contribute to endothelial injury and vasospasm. However, the relations between vasospastic angina (VSA) and cancer or its treatment are poorly investigated.

methodsA total of 786 patients underwent intracoronary acetylcholine (ACh) provocation tests to diagnose VSA. The positive ACh provocation test was defined as angiographic coronary artery spasm accompanied by chest pain and/or ischemic electrocardiographic changes. Patients were divided into active cancer, a history of cancer, and no cancer according to the status of malignancy. The impact of types of cancer, anticancer drugs, and radiotherapy on VSA was evaluated.

resultsOf 786 patients, 38 (4.8%) and 84 (10.7%) had active cancer and a history of cancer, respectively, and 401 (51.0%) were diagnosed as VSA. There was no significant difference in rates of positive ACh test among patients with active cancer, a history of cancer, and no cancer (39.5% vs. 57.1% vs. 50.9%, p = 0.20). Types of cancer and cancer treatment also had no impact on positive ACh provocation test.

conclusionsIn this cross-sectional observational study, we did not find an association of active and a history of cancer with the diagnosis of VSA. Anticancer treatment including chemotherapy and radiotherapy was not significantly associated with positive ACh provocation test.

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Coronary VasospasmNeoplasmsCoronary AngiographyCoronary VesselsCross-Sectional StudiesHumansAcetylcholine provocationAnticancer drugCancerVasospastic angina

Identifiers

PMID34241778
PMCPMC8342335
OpenAlexW3180563699

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