The Association between Pneumococcal Pneumonia and Acute Cardiac Events | Zendy

Daniel M. Musher | Zendy; Adriana M. Rueda | Zendy; Anjum S. Kaka | Zendy; Sulaiman M. Mapara | Zendy

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The Association between Pneumococcal Pneumonia and Acute Cardiac Events

Author(s) -

Daniel M. Musher,

Adriana M. Rueda,

Anjum S. Kaka,

Sulaiman M. Mapara

Publication year - 2007

Publication title -

clinical infectious diseases

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 3.44

H-Index - 336

eISSN - 1537-6591

pISSN - 1058-4838

DOI - 10.1086/518849

Subject(s) - medicine , pneumonia , heart failure , myocardial infarction , cardiology , atrial fibrillation , hypoxemia , pneumococcal pneumonia , ventricular tachycardia , sinus tachycardia , intensive care medicine , streptococcus pneumoniae , biology , bacteria , genetics

Increased cardiac stress, hypoxemia, and inflammation may contribute to acute cardiac events, such as myocardial infarction (MI), arrhythmia, and/or congestive heart failure (CHF). We sought to determine the incidence of such events in patients who were hospitalized for community-acquired pneumococcal pneumonia.

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