Flu viruses can spark heart attacks

Baack · Sep 21, 2009

Heart patients who catch the flu may have more to worry about than just a fever or the sniffles: the virus could also spark a heart attack, new research shows.
Amid the global outbreak of swine flu, experts say it's crucial that heart patients get vaccinated against both regular flu and swine flu to avoid medical problems. Doctors said swine flu isn't any more dangerous than regular flu, but it's important for heart patients to get vaccinated because more flu viruses will be circulating this year.
British researchers analyzed 39 previous studies of heart patients and found a consistent link between flu and heart attacks. Up to half of all unexpected flu deaths were due to heart disease, the researchers found.
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simplyred1962 · Sep 21, 2009

Yikes! Guess I'll be getting that flu shot this year, after all!! Thanks for the info, Baack!!

Judi Kay

LoneSnake · Sep 22, 2009

It does make sense, the flu virus attacks in the lungs, therefore the lungs are working harder to get oxygen out, this in turn causes the heart work harder, heart works harder and bad things happen

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