It's Early in the Flu Season, but It's Shaping Up to Be a Nasty One

medscape.com - by Steve Stiles - January 25, 2018

CLICK HERE - STUDY - NEJM - Acute Myocardial Infarction after Laboratory-Confirmed Influenza Infection

Patients with laboratory-confirmed influenza were about six times as likely to be admitted for acute MI in the following 7 days compared with the period comprising the prior and subsequent years, results of a cohort study show.

The risk was especially pronounced in older patients and was independent of flu vaccination status or history of MI hospitalization. There was also a signal that other forms of respiratory infection can similarly raise the risk for MI admission.

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ALSO SEE RELATED ARTICLE HERE - Acute MI Risk Tied to Flu in Adult Patients - Incidence elevated regardless of prior history of acute MI or flu vax status