Increasing Evidence for and a Word of Caution About an Association Between Cancer and Congenital Heart Disease
Menée en Suède à l'aide des données de registres portant sur 21 982 enfants et jeunes adultes atteints d'une cardiopathie congénitale et auprès de 219 816 témoins, cette étude analyse leur risque de développer un cancer (428 cas chez les patients ; 2 072 cas chez les témoins)
Over the past several decades, great strides have been made in the care of patients with congenital heart disease (CHD). As a result of the tremendous improvements in medical and surgical care, the focus is shifting from survival of infants with cyanosis to quality of life and maintenance of good health for patients with CHD throughout adolescence and adulthood. Along with increased survival has come a host of comorbid medical conditions related to aging and to the sequalae of the congenital heart condition or treatments for it. Among the recently raised concerns is the development of cancer in the population with CHD.