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Analyze trends in hospital contacts for herpes zoster over thirty years and assess related cardiovascular risks.

February 11, 2026Infectious Diseases0 citationsOpen Access

Temporal changes of hospital contacts due to Herpes zoster during three decades in Denmark

MEMads Frederik Eiberg OROmid Rezahosseini MAMikkel Porsborg Andersen

Key Points

Analyze trends in hospital contacts for herpes zoster over thirty years and assess related cardiovascular risks.
Analyzed hospital data from Denmark over three decades
Assessed incidence rates for herpes zoster diagnoses
Compared rates of cardiovascular events for individuals with and without herpes zoster hospital contacts
Increased incidence of hospital contacts for herpes zoster over thirty years
Higher relative rate of cardiovascular events after herpes zoster contacts compared to individuals without these contacts

Abstract

We found that the incidence of hospital contacts with an HZ diagnosis increased during the past three decades. Also, the relative rate of cardiovascular events was higher after a hospital contact with an HZ diagnosis than in individuals without such an event.

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