Influenza epidemics and acute respiratory disease activity are associated with a surge in autopsy-confirmed coronary heart disease death: results from 8 years of autopsies in 34 892 subjects

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Authors

Mohammad Madjid · The University of Texas Health Science Center

Charles C. Miller · The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Владимир В. Зарубаев · Research Institute of Influenza

I G Marinich · Research Institute of Influenza

О. И. Киселев · Research Institute of Influenza

Yu. V. Lobzin · Saint Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University

Aleksandr Filippov

Abstract

Influenza epidemics are associated with a rise in autopsy-confirmed coronary deaths. Influenza vaccination should be advocated for patients at high risk of developing cardiovascular events.

Topics & Keywords

Influenza Virus Research Studies Respiratory viral infections research Viral Infections and Immunology Research

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: European Heart Journal

Volume 28, Issue 10, pp. 1205-1210

DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehm035

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