Associations of age at diagnosis of breast cancer with incident myocardial infarction and heart failure: a prospective cohort study
Jie Liang,
Yang Pan,
Wenya Zhang
et al.
Abstract:BackgroundThe associations of age at breast cancer onset with incident myocardial infarction (MI) and heart failure (HF) remain unexamined. Addressing this problem could promote understanding of the cardiovascular impact of breast cancer.MethodsData were from the UK Biobank. Information on diagnosis of breast cancer, MI and HF were collected at baseline and follow-ups (median=12.8 years). Propensity score matching method and Cox proportional hazards models were employed.ResultsA total of 251,277 female partici… Show more
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