Flu Shots Significantly Cut Risk of Heart Attack Or Stroke For People Over 50, Says Study of...

[Michie]

...7 Million Patients

One of the largest studies of its kind looked at data from more than seven million patients and found that a seasonal flu shot cut the risk of heart attacks by up to 85 percent, and halved the number of strokes.

The study of high-risk hospital patients also found that deaths from any cause (all-cause mortality) fell by almost three-quarters among patients over 50 who were vaccinated.

“The results we found are staggering,” said lead author Roshni Mandania, a medical candidate at Texas Tech University in Dallas. “It’s hard to ignore the positive effect the flu vaccine can have o
One of the largest studies of its kind looked at data from more than seven million patients and found that a seasonal flu shot cut the risk of heart attacks by up to 85 percent, and halved the number of strokes.

The study of high-risk hospital patients also found that deaths from any cause (all-cause mortality) fell by almost three-quarters among patients over 50 who were vaccinated.

“The results we found are staggering,” said lead author Roshni Mandania, a medical candidate at Texas Tech University in Dallas. “It’s hard to ignore the positive effect the flu vaccine can have on serious cardiac complications.”

“Some people don’t view flu vaccinations as necessary or important, and many may face barriers accessing health care, including receiving the flu vaccine.”

Being immunized against flu helps prevent chest infections that weaken the immune system, but flu vaccination among high risk groups, such as nursing home residents, is extremely low.

Mandania’s team compared 168,325 participants who had been vaccinated, with the vast majority who did not between people over 50 who had heart complications.

Immunized over 50s were 85 and 28 percent less likely to suffer a cardiac arrest or heart attack—caused by electrical and circulatory problems in the organ, respectively.

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Flu Shots Significantly Cut Risk of Heart Attack Or Stroke For People Over 50, Says Study of 7 Million Patients

 

[FrumiousBandersnatch]

Interesting - those figures are high enough to suggest the jab doesn't just prevent heart disease & strokes due to flu infection...

In the UK, the govt is planning a mass flu vaccination program for this winter; it will be interesting to see if there is a corresponding drop in overall heart disease & strokes.

 

[AV1611VET]

...7 Million Patients

One of the largest studies of its kind looked at data from more than seven million patients and found that a seasonal flu shot cut the risk of heart attacks by up to 85 percent, and halved the number of strokes.

Maybe it's because they died of the flu before they had a chance to have a heart attack or stroke?

And for those who didn't die of the flu, and didn't have a heart attack or stroke, maybe it's because the treatment they got for the flu helped prevent heart attack and stroke?

 

[keith99]

Interesting - those figures are high enough to suggest the jab doesn't just prevent heart disease & strokes due to flu infection...

In the UK, the govt is planning a mass flu vaccination program for this winter; it will be interesting to see if there is a corresponding drop in overall heart disease & strokes.

Yes it will be interesting to see those results.

It would be not at all surprising to find that those who bother to get the flu vaccine every year also follow other healthy practices.

One particular instance of that that something in the article made me think of was nursing homes which they included in the high risk category. They also said that patients in nursing homes often did not receive the flu vaccine. Not all nursing homes are equal. My bet is that those that are smart and caring have a very high vaccination rate along with other good practices which lower all problems.