Association of herpes zoster vaccination and cardiovascular risk in patients with diabetes: long-term insights from a retrospective cohort study
HZ vaccination is associated with a lower risk of MACE in patients with diabetes. Further prospective studies are critically needed to confirm this finding.
Authors
- Shih‐Chang Lo
- Chi‐Chih Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8222-0503)
- Yu‐Hsun Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4937-6119)
- Yi‐Sun Yang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2456-0574)
- Edy Kornelius (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9342-5467)
- Chien‐Ning Huang
Institutions
- Chung Shan Medical University Hospital (TW)
- Chung Shan Medical University (TW)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMJ Open
- Published
- 2025-02-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2024-090428
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Herpesvirus Infections and Treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 9.48
Funders
- Chung Shan Medical University
- Chung Shan Medical University Hospital