Expert Highlights Growing Evidence That Links Respiratory Infections to Cardiovascular Diseases
Not many people know that respiratory infections have been strongly linked to cardiovascular disease events, and this knowledge gap is leading to missed opportunities to use readily accessible vaccines to limit the severity and challenges arising from cardiovascular disease. Professor Colin Russell, based at the School of Medicine at Amsterdam University, explains why it is important to understand the role that respiratory infections play in cardiovascular disease. He points out that fragmented data on immunization coverage is a leading barrier that prevents vaccination against respiratory infections from making a bigger contribution in the fight against cardiovascular disease. Prof. Russell points…
