Incidence of new onset cancer in patients with a myocardial infarction – a nationwide cohort study

Abstract Background Few studies have suggested that patients with myocardial infarction (MI) may be at increased risk of cancer, but further large register-based studies are needed to evaluate this subject. The aim of this study was to assess the incident rates of cancer and death by history of MI,...

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Main Authors: Morten Malmborg, Christine Benn Christiansen, Michelle D. Schmiegelow, Christian Torp-Pedersen, Gunnar Gislason, Morten Schou
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-10-01
Series:BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12872-018-0932-z