ArticleThe Journal of infectious diseases2018
Herpes Zoster: Epidemiological Links With Stroke and Myocardial Infarction.
Article in The Journal of infectious diseases, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.
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- Herpes Zoster Vaccination as Cardiovascular Prevention in Adults with Heart Disease.Cardiovascular drugs and therapy · 2026Review
- A case report of shingles and subsequent cardiac ischaemia in a young male.European heart journal. Case reports · 2026Article
- Beyond the Virological Benefits of the Herpes Zoster Vaccine in the Context of Primary Care.Vaccines · 2026Article
- Disseminated herpes zoster in adults: a single-center retrospective study on clinical spectrum and risk factors for adverse outcomes.Frontiers in medicine · 2026Article
- Risk of hematologic malignancies following herpes zoster after COVID-19: a global cohort study.Frontiers in medicine · 2025Article
- Herpes Zoster and Cardiovascular Disease: Exploring Associations and Preventive Measures through Vaccination.Vaccines · 2024Review
- Healthy ageing: Herpes zoster infection and the role of zoster vaccination.NPJ vaccines · 2023Review
- Increased Myocardial Infarction Risk Following Herpes Zoster Infection.Open forum infectious diseases · 2023Article
- Recommendations of the Italian society for infectious and tropical diseases (SIMIT) for adult vaccinations.Human vaccines & immunotherapeutics · 2021Article
- Adult vaccination as part of a healthy lifestyle: moving from medical intervention to health promotion.Annals of medicine · 2019Review
- Vaccines in cardiology, an underutilized strategy to reduce the residual cardiovascular risk.Archivos peruanos de cardiologia y cirugia cardiovascularReview
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Abstract
Routine data from electronic health records (EHRs) provide insights into links between herpes zoster (HZ) and cardiovascular complications such as stroke or myocardial infarction (MI) in different populations worldwide. Evidence from large EHR studies using both self-controlled case series and traditional cohort designs suggests that there is a transient increase in the risk of stroke after HZ, which gradually resolves over 6-12 months. In these studies, herpes zoster ophthalmicus was associated with a higher risk of stroke than HZ at other sites. A larger effect size was seen in people aged under 40 years. Existing studies also suggest that HZ may have a triggering effect on MI, although fewer studies examined this outcome. Further evidence is needed on the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of vaccine and antiviral drugs to reduce cardiovascular complications after HZ from studies that are designed to minimize selection biases and confounding by indication.
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