Research: respiratory infections as triggers for acute myocardial infarction and stroke

Laboratory-confirmed respiratory infections as triggers for acute myocardial infarction and stroke: a self-controlled case series analysis of national linked datasets from Scotland – European Respiratory Journal (free)

Commentaries: Flu and pneumonia infections increase risk of having a heart attack and stroke – European Respiratory Foundation, via Eurekalert (free) AND Do Pneumococcal and Respiratory Virus Infections Trigger Cardiovascular Morbidity? – NEJM Journal Watch (free for a limited period)

See also: related study published recently showing a similar six-fold increase in myocardial infarctions in the week following a flu diagnosis (link to abstract and commentaries).