Dr Ford Brewer - PrevMed

HERPES & Your Heart Disease Risk (pt1) - FORD BREWER MD MPH

Episode Summary

This video covers the association between herpes & heart disease. We discuss CDC and NHANES prevalence data, as well as accumulating evidence that antibody evidence of prior infection is associated with increased CV risk, probably due to inflammation. We also mention the association & similarities with Varicella Zoster - or shingles.

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