Heart Disease Patients Need To Get Flu Shots

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By WKBW Directors

Story Published: Sep 22, 2009 at 8:15 PM EST

Story Updated: Sep 22, 2009 at 8:15 PM EST

If you have heart disease, doctors are recommending you get vaccinated against the seasonal flu and the swine flu.
Researchers in Britain say the virus can trigger heart problems and may
account for a 35-to-50 percent rise in heart attack deaths during flu
season among heart disease patients.
They found people with heart problems who were vaccinated against the flu were less likely to have heart attacks, than those who skipped being inoculated.

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