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Laboratory-confirmed respiratory infections as triggers for acute myocardial infarction and stroke: a self-controlled case series analysis of national linked datasets from Scotland

While acute respiratory tract infections can trigger cardiovascular events, the differential effect of specific organisms is unknown. This is important to guide vaccine policy. Using national infection surveillance data linked to the Scottish Morbidity Record, we identified adults with a first myoca...

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Autores principales: Warren-Gash, Charlotte, Blackburn, Ruth, Whitaker, Heather, McMenamin, Jim, Hayward, Andrew C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: European Respiratory Society 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5898931/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29563170
http://dx.doi.org/10.1183/13993003.01794-2017