Major acute cardiovascular events after dengue infection–A population-based observational study

• Published in: PLoS neglected tropical diseases Vol. 16; no. 2; p. e0010134
• Main Authors: Wei, Kai-Che, Sy, Cheng-Len, Wang, Wen-Hwa, Wu, Chia-Ling, Chang, Shang-Hung, Huang, Yu-Tung
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Public Library of Science 01.02.2022; Public Library of Science (PLoS)
• Subjects: Adolescent; Adult; Biology and life sciences; Cardiovascular diseases; Cerebral infarction; Child; Child, Preschool; Complications and side effects; Confidence intervals; Congestive heart failure; COVID-19; Dengue; Dengue - complications; Dengue - epidemiology; Dengue fever; Dengue Virus; Diagnosis; Female; Health risks; Heart; Heart diseases; Heart Failure - complications; Heart Failure - epidemiology; Hemorrhage; Human diseases; Humans; Incidence; Infant; Infections; Ischemia; Male; Medicine and Health Sciences; Middle Aged; Myocardial infarction; Myocardial Infarction - complications; Myocardial Infarction - epidemiology; Observational studies; Population studies; Population-based studies; Public health; Risk Factors; Statistical analysis; Stroke; Stroke - complications; Stroke - epidemiology; Taiwan - epidemiology; Tropical diseases; Vaccination; Vector-borne diseases; Viral infections; Viruses; Taiwan

Dengue virus (DENV) infection may be associated with increased risks of major adverse cardiovascular effect (MACE), but a large-scale study evaluating the association between DENV infection and MACEs is still lacking. All laboratory confirmed dengue cases in Taiwan during 2009 and 2015 were included...