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Seasonal Flu Vaccine Lowers Risk of First Heart Attack, Study Finds
More evidence that heart health is not exclusively about red meat and heredity.
Seasonal Flu Vaccine Lowers Risk of First Heart Attack, Study Finds
The seasonal flu vaccine is associated with a 19% reduction in the rate of first heart attack and early vaccination in the fall further increases the benefits, found a study published in CMAJ (Canadian Medical Association Journal).
The study, by researchers from the United Kingdom, looked at 78,706 patients aged 40 years or older from 379 family practices in England and Wales. Of the total, 16,012 had had a heart attack and 8,472 of these patients had been vaccinated. The researchers found that influenza vaccination within the past year was associated with a significantly reduced rate of heart attack.
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