Risk of myocardial infarction and stroke following microbiologically confirmed urinary tract infection: a self-controlled case series study using linked electronic health data

Objectives The inflammatory response from acute infection may trigger cardiovascular events. We aimed to estimate associations between microbiologically confirmed urinary tract infections (UTIs) and first acute myocardial infarction (MI) and stroke.Design We used a self-controlled case series, with...

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Main Authors: Ashley Akbari, David Gillespie, Fiona V Lugg-Widger, Rebecca Cannings-John, Kathryn Hughes, Nicola F Reeve, Haroon Ahmed, Fatemeh Torabi, Mandy Wootton, Victoria Best
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMJ Publishing Group 2025-06-01
Series:BMJ Open
Online Access:https://bmjopen.bmj.com/content/15/6/e097754.full
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