Risk of cardiovascular events leading to hospitalisation after Streptococcus pneumoniae infection: a retrospective cohort LIFE Study.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To elucidate the risk of cardiovascular event occurrence following Streptococcus pneumoniae infection.

Design

Retrospective cohort study using a LIFE Study database.

Setting

Three municipalities in Japan.

Participants

Municipality residents who were enrolled in either National Health Insurance or the Latter-Stage Elderly Healthcare System from April 2014 to March 2020.

Exposure

Occurrence of S. pneumoniae infection.

Primary outcome measures

Occurrence of one of the following cardiovascular events that led to hospitalisation after S. pneumoniae infection: (1) coronary heart disease (CHD), (2) heart failure (HF), (3) stroke or (4) atrial fibrillation (AF).

Results

S. pneumoniae-infected patients were mat

SUBMITTER: Nishimura N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9639073 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature