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Table 4 Relative risk of cardiovascular outcomes following herpes zoster (time after infection)

From: Real-world data on the use of the Shingrix vaccine among patients with inflammatory arthritis and risk of cardiovascular events following herpes zoster

 

IRR (95% CI) of outcome

Time interval after first incident of herpes zoster

Myocardial infarction

Stroke

MACE

VTE

30 days

1.81 (0.91, 3.63)

0.95 (0.35, 2.62)

1.23 (0.68, 2.23)

1.60 (0.63, 4.05)

45 days

1.66 (0.90, 3.06)

0.97 (0.42, 2.25)

1.13 (0.67, 1.89)

1.58 (0.71, 3.52)

60 days

1.48 (0.84, 2.64)

1.36 (0.72, 2.59)

1.19 (0.76, 1.87)

2.13 (1.13, 4.02)

90 days

1.31 (0.78, 2.20)

1.02 (0.55, 1.89)

0.93 (0.60, 1.42)

2.13 (1.22, 3.72)

  1. CI confidence interval, IRR incidence rate ratio, MACE major adverse cardiovascular events, VTE venous thromboembolic event