Mortality and cardiovascular diseases risk in patients with Barrett's oesophagus: a population-based nationwide cohort study.

Rune ErichsenE Horvath-PuhoJ L LundE S DellonN J ShaheenL PedersenG Davey SmithH T Sørensen

Published in: Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics (2017)

Prophylactic measures targeted at cardiovascular diseases and non-oesophageal cancers potentially could be more important than measures against oesophageal cancer, for improving prognosis among patients with Barrett's oesophagus.

Keyphrases

cardiovascular disease
cardiovascular events
papillary thyroid
squamous cell
cardiovascular risk factors
cancer therapy
type diabetes
risk factors
squamous cell carcinoma