Do Pneumococcal and Respiratory Virus Infections Trigger Cardiovascular Morbidity?

In the week following pneumococcal or respiratory virus infections, the incidence ratio of myocardial infarction and stroke was increased 5- to 12-fold.

Previous reports indicated an increased incidence of myocardial infarction (MI) following influenza infection (e.g., NEJM JW Infect Dis Mar 2018 and N Engl J Med 2018 Jan 25; 378:345). Is this association true for other respiratory infections and other cardiovascular events? If so, how long do the elevated risks persist?

To better characterize the association between respiratory infections and cardiovascular mortality, researchers in Scotland linked infection surveillance data for laboratory-confirmed pneumococcal and viral respiratory infections to first episodes of myocardial infarction or stroke documented in the Scottish National Morbidity Record from 2004 through 2014.

A total of 1227 MI episodes and 762 stroke episodes occurred within 2…

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Thomas Glück, MD

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Editorial BoardsConsilium Infectiorum by InfectoPharm, Infection

Thomas Glück, MD

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Editorial BoardsConsilium Infectiorum by InfectoPharm, Infection

Do Pneumococcal and Respiratory Virus Infections Trigger Cardiovascular Morbidity?

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