Influenza Vaccination for the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease in the Americas: Consensus document of the Inter-American Society of Cardiology and the World Heart Federation

• Main Authors: Álvaro Sosa Liprandi (Author), María Inés Sosa Liprandi (Author), Ezequiel José Zaidel (Author), Gabriel M. Aisenberg (Author), Adrián Baranchuk (Author), Eduardo Costa Duarte Barbosa (Author), Gabriela Borrayo Sánchez (Author), Bryce Alexander (Author), Fernando Tomás Lanas Zanetti (Author), Ricardo López Santi (Author), Ana Girleza Múnera-Echeverri (Author), Pablo Perel (Author), Daniel Piskorz (Author), Carlos Enrique Ruiz-Mori (Author), Jorge Saucedo (Author), Osiris Valdez (Author), José Ramón González Juanatey (Author), Daniel José Piñeiro (Author), Fausto J. Pinto (Author), Fernando Stuardo Wyss Quintana (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Ubiquity Press, 2021-08-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Cardiovascular mortality is decreasing but remains the leading cause of death world-wide. Respiratory infections such as influenza significantly contribute to morbidity and mortality in patients with cardiovascular disease. Despite of proven benefits, influenza vaccination is not fully i...