Influenza vaccination and cardiovascular risk in patients with recent TIA and stroke

Conclusions:
Influenza vaccination was not associated with reduced outcome events in patients with recent atherothrombotic ischemic stroke after considering all baseline characteristics (including concomitant medications) associated with influenza vaccination.

Source: Neurology - May 26, 2014 Category: Neurology Authors: Lavallee, P. C., Labreuche, J., Fox, K. M., Lavados, P., Mattle, H., Steg, P. G., Amarenco, P., On behalf of the PERFORM, OPTIC, and AMISTAD Investigators Tags: Stroke prevention, Viral infections, All Cerebrovascular disease/Stroke ARTICLE Source Type: research