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ArticleJournal of the American Heart Association2025

Interaction of Body Mass Index and Glycemic Status on Cardiovascular Outcomes in Patients With Cancer Treated With Anthracyclines.

Iokfai Cheang, Xu Zhu, Xinyi Lu, Ying Li, Gehui Ni, Ying Yang, Yue Zhang, Qing-Wen Ren, Mei-Zhen Wu, Rongrong Gao and 2 more

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Iokfai CheangState Key Laboratory for Innovation and Transformation of Luobing Theory, Department of Cardiology The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province Hospital Nanjing 210029 China.ORCID 0000-0002-9950-9696
Xu ZhuState Key Laboratory for Innovation and Transformation of Luobing Theory, Department of Cardiology The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province Hospital Nanjing 210029 China.ORCID 0000-0002-4347-3639
Xinyi LuState Key Laboratory for Innovation and Transformation of Luobing Theory, Department of Cardiology The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province Hospital Nanjing 210029 China.
Ying LiState Key Laboratory for Innovation and Transformation of Luobing Theory, Department of Cardiology The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province Hospital Nanjing 210029 China.ORCID 0009-0006-2882-4054
Gehui NiState Key Laboratory for Innovation and Transformation of Luobing Theory, Department of Cardiology The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province Hospital Nanjing 210029 China.ORCID 0000-0002-4965-131X
Ying YangState Key Laboratory for Innovation and Transformation of Luobing Theory, Department of Cardiology The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province Hospital Nanjing 210029 China.
Yue ZhangState Key Laboratory for Innovation and Transformation of Luobing Theory, Department of Cardiology The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province Hospital Nanjing 210029 China.ORCID 0009-0005-3505-9525
Qing-Wen RenDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine The University of Hong Kong-ShenZhen Hospital Shenzhen 518009 China.ORCID 0000-0003-0712-9299
Mei-Zhen WuDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine The University of Hong Kong-ShenZhen Hospital Shenzhen 518009 China.ORCID 0000-0003-2674-5097
Rongrong GaoState Key Laboratory for Innovation and Transformation of Luobing Theory, Department of Cardiology The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province Hospital Nanjing 210029 China.
Kai-Hang YiuDivision of Cardiology, Department of Medicine The University of Hong Kong-ShenZhen Hospital Shenzhen 518009 China.ORCID 0000-0003-2145-3108
Xinli LiState Key Laboratory for Innovation and Transformation of Luobing Theory, Department of Cardiology The First Affiliated Hospital with Nanjing Medical University, Jiangsu Province Hospital Nanjing 210029 China.ORCID 0000-0002-7889-6359

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Abstract

backgroundAnthracycline-based chemotherapy is a vital treatment for various cancers but carries notable risks of cardiotoxicity. This study aimed to assess how different body mass index values and glycemic status influence the risk of major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) in chemotherapy-naïve adult patients with cancer treated with anthracyclines.

methodsThis retrospective cohort included 11 393 chemotherapy-naïve patients who initiated anthracycline-based chemotherapy between 2000 and 2019. Follow-up began from the first anthracycline dose. Body mass index was categorized as underweight/normal weight (<25 kg/m

resultsOver a median follow-up of 8.7 years, 985 (8.64%) patients experienced MACE. Obesity was significantly associated with an increased risk of MACE (hazard ratio [HR], 1.38 [95% CI, 1.10-1.73], reference: underweight/normal weight) and heart failure hospitalization, and diabetes/prediabetes also significantly predicted MACE (HR, 1.28 [95% CI, 1.10-1.50], reference: normoglycemic). Notably, overweight (HR, 0.85 [95% CI, 0.80-0.91]) and obesity (HR, 0.85 [95% CI, 0.74-0.96]) were associated with lower risk of all-cause mortality. Joint analysis revealed that patients with both obesity and diabetes/prediabetes had the highest risk of MACE (HR, 1.74 [95% CI, 1.28-2.37]) and heart failure hospitalization (HR, 1.99 [95% CI, 1.41-2.81]).

conclusionsIn patients with cancer undergoing anthracycline-based chemotherapy, both body mass index and glycemic status significantly affect cardiovascular risks, with the highest risk observed in those with concurrent obesity and diabetes/prediabetes, emphasizing the need for tailored risk assessment and management.

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AnthracyclinesBlood GlucoseBody Mass IndexCardiovascular DiseasesNeoplasmsObesityAdultAgedCardiotoxicityFemaleGlycated HemoglobinHumansMaleMiddle AgedRetrospective StudiesRisk AssessmentAnthracyclinesBlood GlucoseGlycated Hemoglobinhemoglobin A1c protein, humananthracycline‐based chemotherapybody mass indexcardiotoxicitycardiovascular outcomesglycemic statusheart failuremortality

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