The Risk of Adverse Cardiac Events after Pneumonia in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease.

ABSTRACT: Rationale: Pneumonia triggers an inflammatory response that can persist even after the infection is resolved. This may further increase the risk of major adverse cardiac events (MACE) in individuals with known coronary artery disease (CAD), though this remains unclear. Objectives: We aimed to assess the impact of pneumonia on MACE in individuals with existing CAD. Methods: We identified patients who had coronary artery revascularization procedures in seven major hospitals in Western Australia between 2000 and 2005. Multivariable Cox regression models assessed the association between time-dependent pneumonia and MACE (composite of all-cause death + myocardial infarction + unstable angina + ischemic stroke + heart failure) and component outcomes separately, over 30 days,

SUBMITTER: Bartlett B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12143430 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature