Coronary disease & ACSCohort study
Risk of Hematologic Malignancies in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction
- Retrospective cohort study
- age- and sex-matched
- competing risk analysis
Authors' conclusion
Patients with AMI had a higher risk of hematologic malignancies than those without AMI.
Study context
- Population
- Korean National Health Insurance claims database, 2003–2021matched cohort
- Participants
- 103,686 vs 103,686
- Exposure
- Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) vs no AMI
- AMIn = 103,686
- Controln = 103,686reference
- Outcome
- Incident hematologic malignancies
Main finding
As reported in the abstract
Hazard ratio
1.49
95% CI 1.31–1.69
Events by group
AMI
1,043
events
Control
1,479
events
AMI vs Control
HR 1.49 (95% CI 1.31–1.69)
Observational data: associations, not effects.
Further findings
Sensitivity and standardized incidence ratio analyses
- Findings consistent
Original publication
Risk of Hematologic Malignancies in Patients With Acute Myocardial Infarction. JACC CardioOncol. Published 27 May 2025. doi:10.1016/j.jaccao.2025.04.003
Summarised from the published abstract; every number is checked against it