Influenza vaccination: a call for cardiologists.
Influenza vaccination: a call for cardiologists.
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流感疫苗接种:呼吁心脏病专家。
DOI:
10.1093/eurjpc/zwac196
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发表时间:
2022
影响因子:
8.3
通讯作者:
Martin,SethS
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作者:
Kim,ChangH;Marvel,FrancoiseA;Martin,SethS
The association between seasonal influenza and elevated risk of cardiovascular morbidity and mortality is well established. 1 Infection with influenza leads to a systemic inflammatory state that can trigger cardiovascular events through prothrombotic activity and hemodynamic imbalances. 2 To reduce the health burden associated with influenza and related illness, influenza vaccination is recommended by professional societies and healthcare organizations worldwide, with particular importance given to patient groups at high risk of severe illness including those with chronic cardiovascular disease. 3, 4 Despite these recommendations, influenza vaccination rates remain suboptimal among those with pre-existing cardiovascular disease. 5, 6 Prior pooled analyses have generally shown a protective effect of influenza vaccination in terms of all-cause mortality (ACM), cardiovascular mortality (CVM), and major adverse cardiovascular events (MACEs), 7, 8 although risk estimates have varied for specific patient populations and individual cardiovascular events. In light of two recently completed large, multi-national randomized controlled trials, 9, 10 the systematic review and meta-analysis by Jaiswal et al. 11, published in this issue of the Journal, provides a timely update to the pooled evidence base addressing the cardiovascular effects of influenza vaccination in patients with established or at high risk of cardiovascular disease.The authors performed a systematic review and meta-analysis of 18 studies (5 randomized clinical trials and 13 observational studies) with 22.3 million total participants. Among them, 217 072 (111073 vaccinated and 105 999 unvaccinated) were in the high cardiovascular risk group and included in the primary analysis. Inclusion criteria were age≥ 18 years with established cardiovascular disease [defined as history of myocardial infarction (MI), stroke, or heart failure (HF)] or at high risk (defined by the presence of cardiovascular risk factor (s) such as hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes, or smoking). Vaccination status was not distinguished by vaccine subtype and