“Influenza can cause a significant burden on patients with coronary artery disease,” write Barbetta et al in The American Journal of Medicine. For this reason, they looked at the utility of the flu vaccine and found it to be “… a cheap and effective intervention to reduce the risk for all-cause mortality, cardiovascular mortality …” and more. In this video, Joseph S. Alpert, MD explains the research behind “Influenza Vaccination as a Prevention Therapy for Stable Coronary Artery Disease and Acute Coronary Syndrome: A Meta-Analysis of Randomized Trials” by Barbetta et al. You can read this article in the May 2023 issue of AJM, available on our website at ajmmed.com.
Flu Vaccination to Prevent Cardiovascular Mortality (video)
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