Severe influenza infection represents a leading cause of global morbidity and mortality.
Although influenza is primarily considered a viral infection that results in pathology limited to …

Stroke is the second most common cause of death worldwide and a major cause of acquired
disability in adults. Despite tremendous progress in understanding the pathophysiology of …

Importance Among nontraditional cardiovascular risk factors, recent influenzalike infection is
associated with fatal and nonfatal atherothrombotic events. Objectives To determine if …

During the 20th century, the discovery of modern vaccines and ensuing mass vaccination
dramatically decreased the incidence of many infectious diseases and in some cases …

The world had been anticipating another influenza pandemic since the last one in 1968. The
pandemic influenza A H1N1 2009 virus (A/2009/H1N1) finally arrived, causing the first …

Background People with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are at increased
risk of pneumococcal disease, especially pneumonia, as well as acute exacerbations with …

Background. An association between infections and vascular events has been observed, but
the specific effect of influenza and influenza-like illnesses on triggering acute myocardial …

Background Respiratory infection can be an immediate precursor to stroke and myocardial
infarction. Influenza vaccination is associated with reduced risk of myocardial infarction and …

Background Understanding the safety of vaccines is critical to inform decisions about
vaccination. Our objective was to conduct a systematic review of the safety of vaccines …

Various studies have suggested the possible cardiovascular (CV) protective effects of the
pneumococcal vaccine (PV). Therefore, we conducted a meta-analysis to assess the …