Wednesday, December 12, 2018

Flu

Flu Shot Tied to Heart Failure Survival
  • by  Staff Writer, MedPage Today
Getting the flu shot each year is associated with better survival outcomes for heart failure (HF) patients, a large, Danish cohort study found.
After adjustment for education, household income, prescriptions, comorbidities, and inclusion date, patients getting at least one influenza vaccination during the median 3.7 years of follow-up had an 18% lower risk of all-cause mortality (HR 0.82, 95% CI 0.81-0.84) and death from cardiovascular causes (HR 0.82, 95% CI 0.81-0.84).
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