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Background: Cardiovascular disease (CVD) can lead to unplanned care in
patients with cancer, which may affect their prognosis and survival. We aimed to
compare the rates, timing, and length of stay of unplanned CVD readmission in
hospitalized patients with and without cancer. Methods: This study used
the 2017–2018 Nationwide Readmissions Database to identify adult hospitalized
patients with and without cancer. The primary outcome was 180-day unplanned CVD
readmission rates. CVD was defined based on a composite variable that included
atrial fibrillation, coronary artery disease, cardiomegaly, cardiomyopathy, heart
failure, peripheral artery disease, and stroke. For patients readmitted due to
CVD, the timing between admissions (based on the mean number of days between
index hospitalization and readmission) and length of stay were further
identified. Results: After matching, 300,398 patients were included in
the two groups. The composite CVD readmission rates were significantly higher in
patients with cancer (5.92% vs 4.10%; odds ratio (OR) 1.47, 95% CI 1.44–1.51, p