Influenza virus vaccine reduces risk of ischemic events: Time for a large-scale randomized trial?

Future Cardiology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 35-37

  Macintyre, Raina C ^a   Heywood, Anita E ^a   Kovoor, Pramesh ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b WESTMEAD HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^c University of Sydney   (Australia)

Author keywords

coronary artery disease; influenza vaccine; prevention

Indexed keywords

INFLUENZA VACCINE; PLACEBO;

ACUTE HEART INFARCTION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DEATH; FOLLOW UP; HUMAN; ISCHEMIC HEART DISEASE; NOTE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC);

HUMANS; INFLUENZA VACCINES; INFLUENZA, HUMAN; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA;

EID: 84891108879     PISSN: 14796678     EISSN: 17448298     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2217/fca.13.95     Document Type: Note

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