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Nach Zoster drohen Schlaganfall und Herzinfarkt

Stroke and myocardial infarction after herpes zoster

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Erkrankt ein Patient an Gürtelrose, steigt u. a. sein Risiko für kardiovaskuläre Komplikationen an. Neben der antiviralen Therapie, die das Schlaganfallrisiko verringert, ist auch die Zosterimpfung als Prophylaxemaßnahme bei älteren Menschen sinnvoll.

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Wutzler, P. Nach Zoster drohen Schlaganfall und Herzinfarkt. MMW - Fortschritte der Medizin 159, 66–68 (2017). https://doi.org/10.1007/s15006-017-9905-x

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