Key result
Influenza infection triggers acute MI and stroke, with risk peaking within days to weeks.
Why the study?
Evidence suggests influenza can trigger acute myocardial infarction and stroke, making recognition of these risks crucial to improve prevention and management in high-risk patients.
Does influenza infection trigger acute myocardial infarction and stroke, and does influenza vaccination prevent these events?
Does influenza infection trigger acute myocardial infarction and stroke, and does influenza vaccination prevent these events?
Influenza infection is a significant trigger for acute myocardial infarction and stroke, underscoring the importance of influenza vaccination for cardiovascular prevention in high-risk patients.
May support influenza vaccination in high-risk patients; leaves open need for prospective trials to confirm causality.
Influenza affects millions of patients every year.The manifestations vary from mild respiratory symptoms to severe pulmonary and extra-pulmonary complications and even death.Recent scientific evidence has been accumulating that influenza infection can trigger acute myocardial infarction and stroke.Both diseases are the leading causes of death worldwide, and the recognition of the risk factors is crucial for adequate prevention.This article reviews the pathogenetic links between influenza and the development of myocardial infarction and stroke.It presents the incidence, timing and outcome of these acute cardiovascular events after influenza infection and the role of vaccination for their prevention.The aim of the review is to focus the attention of medical practitioners on the association between influenza and cardiovascular events in order to improve the prevention and management of highrisk patients.
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Darina Miteva (2020) conducted a review in Acute myocardial infarction and stroke. Influenza infection vs. No influenza infection was evaluated. Influenza infection acts as a trigger for acute myocardial infarction and stroke, with the highest risk occurring within the first days to weeks after infection.
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