Pneumonia in HF Patients Is Common, Lethal, and Preventable
April 19, 2021 For patients with heart failure, the risk of dying after an episode of pneumonia is up to fourfold higher than if they had not contracted the disease, with the risk for vascular events and death remaining high for months after recovery, according to a post hoc analysis of the PARADIGM-HF and PARAGON-HF trials. While pneumonia is typically considered an acute illness, prior research has documented a link to subsequent ACS; whether it can also exert long-term risks for heart failure was unclear, the authors say. And while pneumonia vaccines against the two most-common strains ar...
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