Influenza vaccination and secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease among Taiwanese elders-A propensity score-matched follow-up study.

ABSTRACT: The present study aimed to evaluate the association between influenza vaccination and the secondary prevention of cardiovascular disease (CVD) among elderly persons. This retrospective cohort study used the Geriatric Dataset of Taiwan's National Health Insurance Research Database (2000-2013). Patients aged ≥ 65 years who had been hospitalized for the first episodes of myocardial infarction were eligible. The vaccinated cohort comprised patients who received one dose of influenza vaccine within 180 days after discharge. The unvaccinated cohort included those who did not receive influenza vaccination and was propensity score-matched (1:1) for known CVD risk factors. All-cause death, acute myocardial infarction or cardiovascular death, and hospitalization for heart failure were assessed 1 yea

SUBMITTER: Wu HH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6602195 | biostudies-literature | 2019

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature