Background This is an update of the original review published in 2008. The risk of adverse
cardiovascular outcomes is increased with influenza‐like infection, and vaccination against …

Viral infections are associated with coagulation disorders. All aspects of the coagulation
cascade, primary hemostasis, coagulation, and fibrinolysis, can be affected. As a …

Background Although studies have provided estimates of premature deaths attributable to
either heat or cold in selected countries, none has so far offered a systematic assessment …

Importance Cardiovascular deaths and influenza epidemics peak during winter in temperate
regions. Objectives To quantify the temporal association between population increases in …

Background There is evidence that chronic inflammation may promote atherosclerotic
disease. We tested the hypothesis that acute infection and vaccination increase the short …

9. Research and monitoring Research and monitoring: related tasks Environmental
epidemiology research Health impact monitoring Epidemiological research: how useful in …

We examined the relationships of whole blood viscosity and its major determinants to
incident cardiovascular events (ischaemic heart disease and stroke) in a prospective study …

The relation between acute ischaemic stroke and infection is complex. Infection appears to
be an important trigger that precedes up to a third of ischaemic strokes and can bring about …

Objective: To test the hypothesis that minor chronic insults such as smoking, chronic
bronchitis, and two persistent bacterial infections may be associated with increases in C …

Background Air pollution episodes have been consistently associated with increased
mortality, and most strikingly with mortality due to cardiovascular disease. One hypothesis to …