Influenza vaccination reduces cardiovascular events in patients with acute coronary syndrome

European Heart Journal

Volumn 32, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 1730-1735

  Phrommintikul, Arintaya ^a   Kuanprasert, Srun ^a   Wongcharoen, Wanwarang ^a   Kanjanavanit, Rungsrit ^a   Chaiwarith, Romanee ^a   Sukonthasarn, Apichard ^a  

^a Faculty of Medicine Chiang Mai University   (Thailand)

Author keywords

Acute coronary syndrome; Influenza; Myocardial infarction; Prevention; Vaccine

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOLOGIST; CONTROLLED STUDY; DEATH; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFLUENZA VACCINATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NON ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; OPEN STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; ST SEGMENT ELEVATION MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; STROKE; UNSTABLE ANGINA PECTORIS;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; HEART FAILURE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; KAPLAN-MEIER ESTIMATE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; MYOCARDIAL REVASCULARIZATION; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SECONDARY PREVENTION; STROKE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 79953222097     PISSN: 0195668X     EISSN: 15229645     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/eurheartj/ehr004     Document Type: Article

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