Researchers identify a cause of immunodeficiency after stroke and heart attack

Researchers identify a cause of immunodeficiency after stroke and heart attack

Every year, between 250,000 and 300,000 people in Germany suffer from a stroke or heart attack. These patients suffer immune disturbances and are very frequently susceptible to life-threatening bacterial infections. Until now, little was known about the underlying mechanisms of this immune dysfunction.

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