Acute Cardiovascular Events Associated With Influenza in Hospitalized Adults
Authors: Eric J. Chow, Alissa O’Halloran, Melissa A. Rolfes, Carrie Reed, Shikha Garg
Journal: Annals of Internal Medicine (2021)

LettersApril 2021Acute Cardiovascular Events Associated With Influenza in Hospitalized AdultsEric J. Chow, MD, Alissa O’Halloran, MSPH, Melissa A. Rolfes, PhD, Carrie Reed, DSc, Shikha Garg, MDEric J. Chow, MDCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GeorgiaSearch for more papers by this author, Alissa O’Halloran, MSPHCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GeorgiaSearch for more papers by this author, Melissa A. Rolfes, PhDCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GeorgiaSearch for more papers by this author, Carrie Reed, DScCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GeorgiaSearch for more papers by this author, Shikha Garg, MDCenters for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GeorgiaSearch for more papers by this authorAuthor, Article, and Disclosure Informationhttps://doi.org/10.7326/L21-0018 SectionsAboutFull TextPDF ToolsAdd to favoritesDownload CitationsTrack CitationsPermissions ShareFacebookTwitterLinkedInRedditEmail IN RESPONSE: We thank Drs. Newton and Yeh and Dr. Schattner for emphasizing the need to further understand the relationship between influenza virus infection and acute cardiovascular events. In our analysis based on ICD codes, 4412 patients hospitalized with laboratory-confirmed influenza had acute IHD. Among these, 4.6% had ST-segment elevation MI, 43.6% had non–ST-segment elevation MI, 12% had acute MI without specification of the presence of ST-segment elevation, and 38.4% had other acute IHD not otherwise specified; only 1.4% of patients had unstable angina as the only evidence of acute IHD. For patients with MI, we were unable to further ...Reference1. Schattner A. Cardiovascular-targeted patient education and uptake of influenza vaccination in elderly patients. Patient Educ Couns. 2020;103:1052-4. [PMID: 31883819] doi: 10.1016/j.pec.2019.12.008 CrossrefMedlineGoogle Scholar Author, Article, and Disclosure InformationAffiliations: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Atlanta, GeorgiaDisclosures: Disclosures can be viewed at www.acponline.org/authors/icmje/ConflictOfInterestForms.do?msNum=M20-1509. PreviousarticleNextarticle Advertisement FiguresReferencesRelatedDetailsSee AlsoAcute Cardiovascular Events Associated With Influenza in Hospitalized Adults Eric J. Chow , Melissa A. Rolfes , Alissa O'Halloran , Evan J. Anderson , Nancy M. Bennett , Laurie Billing , Shua Chai , Elizabeth Dufort , Rachel Herlihy , Sue Kim , Ruth Lynfield , Chelsea McMullen , Maya L. Monroe , William Schaffner , Melanie Spencer , H. Keipp Talbot , Ann Thomas , Kimberly Yousey-Hindes , Carrie Reed , and Shikha Garg Acute Cardiovascular Events Associated With Influenza in Hospitalized Adults Shauna L. Newton and James Song-Jeng Yeh Acute Cardiovascular Events Associated With Influenza in Hospitalized Adults Ami Schattner Metrics Cited byAcute Cardiac Events During COVID-19-Associated HospitalizationsSaisonale Influenza – Aktuelles zu Epidemiologie, Prävention und Therapie2022 Prevention of chronic non-communicable diseases in Of the Russian Federation. National guidelinesVaccin grippal haute dose : un vaccin adapté aux 65 ans et plusHeart and Lung Leadership Message for September/October 2021An Ounce of Protection is a Pound of Prevention April 2021Volume 174, Issue 4Page: 583-584 ePublished: 20 April 2021 Issue Published: April 2021 PDF downloadLoading ...