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

Published: Feb. 19, 2018, 5:30 a.m.

b'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.'