Flu Vaccine and Mortality in Hypertension: A Nationwide Cohort Study

Flu Vaccine and Mortality in Hypertension: A Nationwide Cohort Study

Background Influenza infection may increase the risk of stroke and acute myocardial infarction (AMI). Whether influenza vaccination may reduce mortality in patients with hypertension is currently unknown. Methods and Results We performed a nationwide cohort study including all patients with hyperten...

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Main Authors: Daniel Modin, Brian Claggett, Mads Emil Jørgensen, Lars Køber, Thomas Benfield, Morten Schou, Jens‐Ulrik Stæhr Jensen, Scott D. Solomon, Ramona Trebbien, Michael Fralick, Orly Vardeny, Marc A. Pfeffer, Christian Torp‐Pedersen, Gunnar Gislason, Tor Biering‐Sørensen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-03-01
Series:Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Subjects:
acute myocardial infarction
all‐cause death
hypertension
influenza
influenza vaccination
stroke
Online Access:https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.121.021715

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https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.121.021715

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