Association Between Carpal Tunnel Syndrome and Subsequent Heart Failure Among Adults in Germany

JAMA Netw Open. 2023 Jul 3;6(7):e2323091. doi: 10.1001/jamanetworkopen.2023.23091.

Authors

Mark Luedde^{1

2}, Volker Jürgen Schmidt^{3

4}, Julia Gänsbacher-Kunzendorf⁵, Karel Kostev⁶

Affiliations

¹ Christian-Albrechts-University of Kiel, Kiel, Germany.
² Cardiology Joint Practice, Bremerhaven, Germany.
³ Department of Hand, Reconstructive and Plastic Surgery, Kantonspital St Gallen, St Gallen, Switzerland.
⁴ University of Heidelberg, Heidelberg, Germany.
⁵ Cardiology, University Medical Center of Schleswig Holstein, Campus Kiel, Kiel, Germany.
⁶ Epidemiology, IQVIA, Frankfurt, Germany.

No abstract available

Plain language summary

This cohort study investigates the association of carpal tunnel syndrome with heart failure among a large group of outpatients in Germany.

MeSH terms

Adult
Carpal Tunnel Syndrome* / epidemiology
Germany / epidemiology
Heart Failure* / epidemiology
Humans