Acute Myocardial Infarction after Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza Infection

Allison McGeer; Dayre McNally; David Richardson; Laura C. Rosella; Andrew E. Simor; Marek Smieja; George Zahariadis; Jonathan B. Gubbay; Jeffrey C. Kwong; Kevin L. Schwartz; Michael A. Campitelli; Hannah Chung; Natasha S. Crowcroft; Timothy Karnauchow; Kevin Katz; Dennis T. Ko

doi:10.1056/nejmoa1702090

Abstract

We found a significant association between respiratory infections, especially influenza, and acute myocardial infarction. (Funded by the Canadian Institutes of Health Research and others.).

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Myocardial infarctionMedicineVirologyCardiologyInternal medicineIntensive care medicine

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Year: 2018
Type: article
Volume: 378
Issue: 4
Pages: 345-353
Citations: 1130
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                                    Allison McGeer, 
                                
                                    Dayre McNally, 
                                
                                    David Richardson
                                
                                et al.
                            
                            (2018). 
                            Acute Myocardial Infarction after Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza Infection. 
                            New England Journal of Medicine
                            , 378
                            (4)
                            , 345-353.
                            https://doi.org/10.1056/nejmoa1702090
                        

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DOI: 10.1056/nejmoa1702090