Stroke Following Positive Biomarker for Viral Respiratory Illness

Abstract

Several studies have established an association between acute viral respiratory infections and myocardial infarction. Comparatively, other vascular events, namely strokes, and their association with viral infections have been less established in literature. Additionally, studies that have been done to evaluate the association between strokes and viral respiratory infections have been limited by self-reported data or study designs susceptible to bias. Our aim is to determine whether patients with common acute viral respiratory infections have increased risk for stroke and to determine the risk interval between the infection and stroke.