Burden of cardiovascular risk factors and cardiovascular disease in childhood cancer survivors: data from the German CVSS-study

Faber, J.; Wingerter, A.; Neu, M. A.; Henninger, N.; Eckerle, S.; Muenzel, T.; Lackner, K. J.; Beutel, M. E.; Blettner, M.; Rathmann, W.; Peters, Annette ; Meisinger, C.; Linkohr, B.; Neuhauser, H.; Kaatsch, P.; Spix, C.; Schneider, A.; Merzenich, H.; Panova-Noeva, M.; Prochaska, J. H. und Wild, P. S. (2018): Burden of cardiovascular risk factors and cardiovascular disease in childhood cancer survivors: data from the German CVSS-study. In: European Heart Journal, Bd. 39, Nr. 17: S. 1555-1562

Abstract

The cardiac and vascular late sequelae in long-term survivors of childhood cancer (CVSS)-study aimed to quantify the prevalence of cardiovascular risk factors (CVRF) and cardiovascular disease (CVD) in German childhood cancer survivors (CCS) Methods and results In the CVSS-study (NCT02181049), 1002 CCS (age range 23-48 years) diagnosed with neoplasia prior to 15 years of age between 1980 and 1990 prospectively underwent a systematic, standardized clinical and laboratory cardiovascular screening, identical to the population-based Gutenberg Health Study (GHS) cohort. For 951 individuals, prevalences of CVRF and CVD were primarily compared to the GHS sample and to two further German population-based cohorts. Using log-binomial regression models, an increased risk for occurrence of arterial hypertension [relative risk (RR) 1.38, 95% confidence interval (95% CI 1.21-1.57)] and dyslipidaemia [RR 1.26 (95% CI 1.12-1.42)] was found. This indicates a premature occurrence compared to the general population of approximately 6 and 8 years, respectively [rate advancement period estimator, RAP(hypertension) 5.75 (95% CI 3.5-8.0) and RAP(dyslipidaemia) 8.16 (95% CI 4.4-11.9)]. Overall, no differences were observed for obesity and diabetes. Overt CVD was present in 4.5% (95% CI 3.0-6.6%) of CCS [RR 1.89 (95% CI 1.34-2.66), RAP(CVD) 7.9 (95% CI 4.1-11.7)], of which the most frequent entities were congestive heart failure and venous thromboembolism. Prevalences of CVRF and CVD increased with age without reaching a plateau over time. Conclusion This large CCS screening examination revealed consistently in comparison to three population samples a considerably increased risk for premature CVD. The findings in these young adult CCS indicate a high burden of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality in the long term.

• Dokumententyp: Zeitschriftenartikel
• Fakultät: Medizin
• Themengebiete: 600 Technik, Medizin, angewandte Wissenschaften > 610 Medizin und Gesundheit
• ISSN: 0195-668X
• Sprache: Englisch