Respiratory syncytial virus infection and risk of acute myocardial infarction
Guan XR, Jiang LX, Ma XH et al.
KEYWORDS
Respiratory syncytial virus, Infection, Acute myocardial infarction
INTRODUCTION - Increasing evidences have shown that pathogens may promote atherosclerosis and trigger acute myocardial infarction (AMI). There is no report on the association between respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection and AMI. The case-control study was used to assess the association of previous RSV infection and acute myocardial infarction.