Infections in early life and premature acute coronary syndrome: A case-control study

What is it about?

Infections in young children have long been associated with the development of early atherosclerosis. Whether experienced infections in childhood play a role in adult clinical cardiovascular disease remains unclear. We investigated the association between infections in early life with the occurrence of premature coronary heart disease.

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Why is it important?

Our study confirms that experienced early-life infection is associated with early coronary heart disease in adulthood and may potentiate the effects of traditional CVD risk factors.