title: Does influenza vaccination influence cardiovascular complications?
abstract: Each year, influenza infection is responsible for substantial morbidity and mortality across the globe. Because confirmatory testing is often not performed, the total burden of influenza on annual cardiopulmonary (respiratory and cardiac) hospitalizations is likely even higher.
authors.affiliation: 1 Women's College Research Institute and Cardiovascular Division, Department of Medicine, Women's College Hospital, Toronto, ON, Canada.
authors.forename: Jacob A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Udell
authors.forename: Michael E
authors.initials: ME
authors.lastname: Farkouh
authors.forename: Scott D
authors.initials: SD
authors.lastname: Solomon
authors.forename: Orly
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Vardeny
mesh_terms: D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000821:virology; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007252:Influenza Vaccines / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D007251:Influenza, Human / Q000150:complications / Q000517:prevention & control*; D014611:Vaccination / Q000379:methods
chemical_list: D007252:Influenza Vaccines
keywords: heart failure; influenza; ischemic heart disease; prevention; randomized controlled trial; vaccination