January 20, 2015Open Access

Association Between Hospitalization for Pneumonia and Subsequent Risk of Cardiovascular Disease

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Hospitalization for pneumonia was associated with increased short-term and long-term risk of CVD, suggesting that pneumonia may be a risk factor for CVD.

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Corrales‐Medina et al. (Tue,) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69df0d034fb243fc8e591738 https://doi.org/https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.2014.18229

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