Heart failure and respiratory tract infection: Cause and consequence of acute decompensation?

Affiliations

• ¹ Deutsches Herzzentrum der Charite, Universitätsmedizin Berlin, Berlin, Germany.
• ² Berlin Institute of Health (BIH) at Charité, Berlin, Germany.
• ³ Institute of Cardiology, ASST Spedali Civili, Department of Medical and Surgical Specialties, Radiological Sciences and Public Health, University of Brescia, Brescia, Italy.
• ⁴ Cardiac Unit, Royal Brompton and Harefield Hospitals, London, UK.
• ⁵ King's College, Cardiovascular Academic Group, London, UK.
• ⁶ Imperial College, National Heart and Lung Institute, London, UK.
• ⁷ Center for Molecular Cardiology, University of Zurich, Zurich, Switzerland.