Why the study?
Does recent respiratory infection increase the risk of acute myocardial infarction?
Population
578 patients hospitalized with angiographically confirmed myocardial infarction
Comparison
Recent exposure to respiratory infection symptoms vs Usual annual frequency of respiratory infection…
Design
Case-control
Authors
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May warrant heightened MI vigilance after respiratory symptoms; leaves open causality in this observational design.
Does recent respiratory infection increase the risk of acute myocardial infarction?
Recent respiratory infection symptoms strongly trigger acute myocardial infarction, with a 17-fold increased risk within the first 7 days.
Ruane et al. (2017) studied this question.
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