Acute coronary syndromes are a leading cause of morbidity and mortality worldwide. The
mechanisms underlying the triggering of these events are diverse and include increased …

Streptococcus pneumoniae remains a major cause of morbidity and mortality throughout the
world. To date, after the introduction of routine childhood immunization, elderly people (ie …

A link between acute infections and the development of acute coronary syndromes (ACS)
has been proposed. We used retrospective cohort and self-controlled case series analyses …

OBJECTIVE: Influenza can trigger heart attacks, and vaccination against influenza reduces
the risk of cardiovascular events. Currently, it is believed that influenza virus in general does …

Examines the ongoing, worldwide epidemiological transition from acute infectious diseases
to chronic diseases as the predominant causes of death, presenting a new theory on how …

Heart disease and type 2 diabetes are commonly believed to be rare among contemporary
subsistence-level human populations, and by extension prehistoric populations. Although …

Context Multiple studies have shown that preventing influenza by vaccination reduces the
risk of vascular events. However, the effect of pneumococcal polysaccharide vaccine on …

Background Conflicting results have been recently reported evaluating the relationship
between pneumococcal vaccination and the risk of thrombotic vascular events. This study …

Background Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) and acute myocardial infarction
cardiovascular (AMI) are two important health issues in older patients. Little is known …

Background Cardiovascular benefits using the 23-valent pneumococcal polysaccharide
vaccine (PPV23) are controversial. This study assessed clinical effectiveness of PPV23 in …