The Flu is Bad for Your Heart - Frankly Speaking EP 56

from Frankly Speaking About Family Medicine · host Pri-Med

Patients with chronic diseases, including coronary artery disease, are advised to get yearly flu shots because they are at higher risk for having a more severe illness. Canadian researchers have found that in the week following being diagnosed with the flu, adults over 65 years old have a significantly increased risk of myocardial infection.

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