Acute and chronic lung inflammation is an underrecognized risk factor for cardiovascular
disease. Yet, there are compelling epidemiological data to indicate that airway exposures to …

Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) is the most frequent infectious cause of death in
western countries. The high mortality rate in CAP is commonly related to comorbid …

Background Exacerbations of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) are
associated with accelerated loss of lung function and death. Identification of patients at risk …

Background—Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) affects> 5 million adults each year in
the United States. Although incident cardiac complications occur in patients with community …

Background. An association between infections and vascular events has been observed, but
the specific effect of influenza and influenza-like illnesses on triggering acute myocardial …

Schmidt M, Horvath‐Puho E, Thomsen RW, Smeeth L, Sørensen HT (Department of Clinical
Epidemiology, Institute of Clinical Medicine, Aarhus University Hospital, Aarhus, Denmark; …

Objective Patients with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) have a notable increase in
atherothrombotic cardiovascular disease (CVD) which is not explained by the Framingham …

Background Tooth loss is associated with increased cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality
risk. This association may however be due to residual confounding. We aimed to assess …

The early administration of tranexamic acid (TXA) to bleeding trauma patients reduces all-
cause mortality without increasing the risk of vascular occlusive events. Indeed, the risk of …

Rationale: At the onset of ST-elevation acute myocardial infarction (STEMI), patients can
present with very high circulating interleukin-6 (IL-6+) levels or very low-IL-6–levels …