Increased Risk of Acute Myocardial Infarction and Stroke During Hemorrhagic Fever With Renal Syndrome
Author(s) -
AnneMarie Fors Connolly,
Edvin Hammargren,
Heather Whitaker,
Mats Eliasson,
Lars Holmgren,
Jonas Klingström,
Clas Ahlm
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
circulation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795
H-Index - 607
eISSN - 1524-4539
pISSN - 0009-7322
DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.113.001870
Subject(s) - medicine , stroke (engine) , myocardial infarction , incidence (geometry) , confidence interval , risk factor , cardiology , optics , engineering , mechanical engineering , physics
We recently observed that cardiovascular causes of death are common in patients with hemorrhagic fever with renal syndrome (HFRS), which is caused by hantaviruses. However, it is not known whether HFRS is a risk factor for the acute cardiovascular events of acute myocardial infarction (AMI) and stroke.
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