Corticosteroid use, myocardial injury and in-hospital cardiovascular events in patients with community-acquired pneumonia.

Roberto CangemiRoberto CarnevaleVittoria CammisottoCristina NocellaSimona BartimocciaGloria TalianiMarco FalconeCamilla CalvieriPasquale PignatelliFrancesco Violinull null

Published in: British journal of clinical pharmacology (2021)

The study provides evidence that corticosteroid use is associated with lower increase of hs-cTnT and incidence of MACEs in CAP patients.

Keyphrases

cardiovascular events
community acquired pneumonia
end stage renal disease
coronary artery disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
cardiovascular disease
healthcare
prognostic factors
emergency department
drug induced