Association between heart failure and the incidence of cancer: a systematic review and meta-analysis.
Vikash JaiswalSong Peng AngVibhor AgrawalMaha HameedMarina Raouf Abdelmessih SaleebAkash JaiswalMaitri ShahNicole Mae LaoJia Ee ChiaKusum PaudelAlessia GimelliJerome ZacksPublished in: European heart journal open (2023)
This meta-analysis confirms that the state of HF is associated with a higher risk for incident cancer. These data may aid in raising awareness with physicians that cancer may develop in patients with prevalent heart failure and that early screening and evaluation may be useful in an early diagnosis of cancer.