Viral Infections and Risk of Cardiovascular Disease: Systematic Review and Meta‐Analysis
Influenza, SARS-CoV-2, HIV, hepatitis C virus, and herpes zoster were associated with an increased risk of major cardiovascular events. Vaccines may play an important role in preventing the risk of cardiovascular disease.
Authors
- Elkin Lemos (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2506-2000)
- Kosuke Kawai (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0908-5296)
- Joel M Francis (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1902-2683)
- Cresencia Felician Muhere
Institutions
- University of Cape Town (ZA)
- University of California, Los Angeles (US)
- University of the Witwatersrand (ZA)
- The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of the American Heart Association
- Published
- 2025-10-29
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1161/jaha.125.042670
- Citations
- 10
- Primary Topic
- HIV-related health complications and treatments
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 22.53