Association Between Colorectal Cancer and Atherosclerotic Diseases: A Study Using a National Inpatient Database in Japan.
Yutaka YamajiHideo YasunagaYoshihiro HirataAtsuo YamadaShuntaro YoshidaHiromasa HoriguchiKiyohide FushimiKazuhiko KoikePublished in: Digestive diseases and sciences (2016)
Obesity and metabolic disorders were more associated with colorectal cancer than with non-cardiac gastric cancer, while coronary artery disease (CAD) was inversely associated. Some mechanisms involving separate populations of colorectal cancer and CAD under visceral fat accumulation might be suggested.
Keyphrases
- coronary artery disease
- insulin resistance
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- cardiovascular events
- type diabetes
- adipose tissue
- weight loss
- mental health
- coronary artery bypass grafting
- palliative care
- quality improvement
- heart failure
- emergency department
- body mass index
- physical activity
- fatty acid
- adverse drug
- acute coronary syndrome
- acute care