Blood Pressure Classification Using the 2017 ACC/AHA Guideline and Heart Failure in Patients with Cancer

Hidehiro Kaneko, Yuichiro Yano, Hokyou Lee, Hyeok Hee Lee, Akira Okada, Yuta Suzuki, Hidetaka Itoh, Satoshi Matsuoka, Katsuhito Fujiu, Nobuaki Michihata, Taisuke Jo, Norifumi Takeda, Hiroyuki Morita, Akira Nishiyama, Koichi Node, Hyeon Chang Kim, Hideo Yasunaga, Issei Komuro

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Abstract

PURPOSEDespite the growing recognition of the importance of hypertension in patients with cancer, little is known about whether high blood pressure (BP) among patients with cancer is associated with incident heart failure (HF) and other cardiovascular disease (CVD) events and what BP levels are linked to these events. We examined the association of BP classification on the basis of the 2017 American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association BP guideline with the risk of HF and CVD events in patients with cancer.METHODSWe studied 33,991 patients with a history of breast, colorectal, or stomach cancer (median age, 53 years; 34.1% men). Patients receiving treatment with BP-lowering medications or having a history of CVD including HF were excluded. Using BP measurements at baseline, 33,991 participants were categorized as having normal BP (n = 17,444), elevated BP (n = 4,733), stage 1 hypertension (n = 7,502), or stage 2 hypertension (n = 4,312). The primary outcome was HF.RESULTSOver a mean follow-up of 2.6 ± 2.2 years, 779 HF events were recorded. After multivariable adjustment, the hazard ratios (HRs) for HF were 1.15 (95% CI, 0.93 to 1.44) for elevated BP, 1.24 (95% CI, 1.03 to 1.49) for stage 1 hypertension, and 1.99 (95% CI, 1.63 to 2.43) for stage 2 hypertension. A stepwise increase in risk with BP categories was also observed in other CVD events. This association was observed even in patients undergoing active cancer treatment. The relationship between hypertension and the risk of developing HF in patients with cancer was confirmed in the Korean National Health Insurance Service database.CONCLUSIONMedication-naïve stage 1 and 2 hypertension was associated with a greater risk of HF and other CVD events in patients with cancer. Our results suggest the importance of multidisciplinary collaboration (eg, oncologists and cardiologists) to establish the optimal management strategy for hypertension in patients with cancer.

Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)980-990
Number of pages11
JournalJournal of Clinical Oncology
Volume41
Issue number5
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - 2023 Feb 10

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Funding Information:
Supported by grants from the Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare, Japan (21AA2007 and 20AA2005), the Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology, Japan (20H03907), and Korea Health Technology R&D Project through the Korea Health Industry Development Institute (KHIDI), funded by the Ministry of Health and Welfare, Republic of Korea (HI19C1211).

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© American Society of Clinical Oncology.

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Oncology
  • Cancer Research

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