Risk of heart failure among colon and rectal cancer survivors: a population‐based case–control study

Abstract Aims This population‐based case–control study aims to investigate the occurrence of heart failure (HF) among colon and rectal cancer survivors compared with a cancer‐free control population taking into account pre‐existing cardiovascular risk factors and the influence of treatment. Methods and results Colon and rectal cancer survivors diagnosed between 2007 and 2014 were selected from a linked cohort of cancer and primary care data in the Netherlands and matched based on gender, birth year, general practitioner (GP) practice, and follow‐up period to cancer‐free controls. The occurrenc... Mehr ...