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Short- and Long-Term Mortality for Patients With and Without a Cancer Diagnosis Following Pulmonary Embolism in Denmark, 2000 to 2020: A Nationwide Study.
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Journal of the American Heart Association [J Am Heart Assoc] 2023 Dec 05; Vol. 12 (23), pp. e030191. Date of Electronic Publication: 2023 Nov 28. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- Background: New treatment regimens have been introduced in the past 20 years, which may influence the short- and long-term prognosis for patients with and without a cancer diagnosis following pulmonary embolism. However, newer studies investigating these trends are lacking. Therefore, we aimed to investigate the 30- and 31- to 365-day mortality following pulmonary embolism.<br />Methods and Results: Using the Danish nationwide registries, patients with a diagnosis of pulmonary embolism between 2000 and 2020 were included. Age- and sex-standardized 30- and 31- to 365-day mortality was calculated and stratified by cancer status. In total, 60 614 patients (29.6% with recent cancer; mean age, 68.2 years) were included. The 30-day mortality for patients with no recent cancer decreased from 19.1% (95% CI, 17.9%-20.4%) in 2000 to 7.3% (95% CI, 6.7%-8.0%) in 2018 to 2020 (hazard ratio [HR], 0.36 [95% CI, 0.32-0.40]; P <0.001). The 30-day mortality for patients with recent cancer decreased from 32.2% (95% CI, 28.8%-36.6%) to 14.1% (95% CI, 12.7%-15.5%) (HR, 0.38 [95% CI, 0.33-0.44]; P <0.001). The 31- to 365-day mortality for patients with no recent cancer decreased from 12.5% (95% CI, 11.4%-13.6%) to 9.4% (95% CI, 8.6%-10.2%) (HR, 0.73 [95% CI, 0.64-0.83]; P <0.001).The 31- to 365-day mortality for patients with recent cancer remained stable: 39.4% (95% CI, 35.1%-43.7%) to 38.3% (95% CI, 35.9%-40.6%) (HR, 0.97 [95% CI, 0.84-1.12]; P =0.69).<br />Conclusions: From 2000 to 2020, improvements were observed in 30-day mortality following pulmonary embolism regardless of cancer status. For patients with recent cancer, 31- to 365-day mortality did not improve, whereas a minor improvement was observed for patients without recent cancer.
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- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2047-9980
- Volume :
- 12
- Issue :
- 23
- Database :
- MEDLINE
- Journal :
- Journal of the American Heart Association
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 38014671
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1161/JAHA.123.030191