Influenza vaccination and 1-year risk of myocardial infarction, stroke, heart failure, pneumonia, and mortality among intensive care unit survivors aged 65 years or older: a nationwide population-based cohort study.
Christian Fynbo ChristiansenReimar Wernich ThomsenMorten SchmidtLars PedersenHenrik Toft SørensenPublished in: Intensive care medicine (2019)
Compared with the unvaccinated ICU survivors, the influenza vaccinated ICU survivors had a lower 1-year risk of stroke and a lower 1-year risk of death, whereas no substantial association was observed for the risk of hospitalization for myocardial infarction, heart failure, or pneumonia. Our findings support influenza vaccination of individuals aged ≥ 65 years.
Keyphrases
- heart failure
- intensive care unit
- atrial fibrillation
- left ventricular
- young adults
- mechanical ventilation
- cardiac resynchronization therapy
- acute heart failure
- respiratory failure
- physical activity
- community dwelling
- cardiovascular disease
- community acquired pneumonia
- cerebral ischemia
- coronary artery disease
- middle aged
- type diabetes
- acute respiratory distress syndrome