Acute Cardiovascular Events Associated With Influenza in Hospitalized Adults : A Cross-sectional Study

• Published in: Annals of internal medicine Vol. 173; no. 8; p. 605
• Main Authors: Chow, Eric J, Rolfes, Melissa A, O'Halloran, Alissa, Anderson, Evan J, Bennett, Nancy M, Billing, Laurie, Chai, Shua, Dufort, Elizabeth, Herlihy, Rachel, Kim, Sue, Lynfield, Ruth, McMullen, Chelsea, Monroe, Maya L, Schaffner, William, Spencer, Melanie, Talbot, H Keipp, Thomas, Ann, Yousey-Hindes, Kimberly, Reed, Carrie, Garg, Shikha
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States 20.10.2020
• Subjects: Acute Disease; Aged; Aged, 80 and over; Antiviral Agents - therapeutic use; Cross-Sectional Studies; Heart Failure - complications; Hospitalization; Humans; Influenza Vaccines; Influenza, Human - complications; Influenza, Human - drug therapy; Influenza, Human - prevention & control; Length of Stay; Middle Aged; Myocardial Ischemia - complications; Risk Factors
• ISSN: 1539-3704
• DOI: 10.7326/M20-1509

Influenza may contribute to the burden of acute cardiovascular events during annual influenza epidemics. To examine acute cardiovascular events and determine risk factors for acute heart failure (aHF) and acute ischemic heart disease (aIHD) in adults with a hospitalization associated with laboratory...