Risk of myocardial infarction, stroke, and fracture in a cohort of community-based breast cancer patients
Ligibel JA, James O’Malley A, Fisher M, Daniel GW, Winer EP, Keating NL. Risk of myocardial infarction, stroke, and fracture in a cohort of community-based breast cancer patients. Breast Cancer Research And Treatment 2011, 131: 589-597. PMID: 21881937, DOI: 10.1007/s10549-011-1754-1.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsAdjuvant aromatase inhibitorsBreast cancer patientsCommunity-based populationCancer patientsSerious side effectsMyocardial infarctionHormonal therapyClinical trialsSide effectsOnly serious side effectTime-varying treatment variablesHealthCore Integrated Research DatabaseCox proportional hazards modelNon-trial populationSide effect profileRisk of osteoporosisProportional hazards modelHip fractureEffect profileDiagnosis codesAromatase inhibitorsHigh riskPropensity score methodsLower riskHazards model