Association between hospitalization for pneumonia and subsequent risk of cardiovascular disease

The risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) after infection is poorly understood. To determine whether hospitalization for pneumonia is associated with an increased short-term and long-term risk of CVD. We examined 2 community-based cohorts: the Cardiovascular Health Study (CHS, n = 5888; enrollment ag...

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Published in:	JAMA : the journal of the American Medical Association Vol. 313; no. 3; p. 264
Main Authors:	Corrales-Medina, Vicente F, Alvarez, Karina N, Weissfeld, Lisa A, Angus, Derek C, Chirinos, Julio A, Chang, Chung-Chou H, Newman, Anne, Loehr, Laura, Folsom, Aaron R, Elkind, Mitchell S, Lyles, Mary F, Kronmal, Richard A, Yende, Sachin
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States 20.01.2015
Subjects:	Aged Atherosclerosis - epidemiology Atherosclerosis - etiology Cardiovascular Diseases - epidemiology Cardiovascular Diseases - etiology Cohort Studies Comorbidity Female Hospitalization Humans Male Middle Aged Pneumonia - complications Risk Factors
ISSN:	1538-3598, 1538-3598
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