Hospitalized for pneumonia? Your risk of cardiovascular disease is higher

20 enero 2015

Your chance of having a heart attack or stroke increases significantly if you have been hospitalized for pneumonia and, as such, should be considered its own independent risk factor for developing cardiovascular disease. This study is the first to show this association using only patients with no cardiovascular disease previous to their contracting pneumonia.
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