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Flu vaccination and heart failure

Expert/s: Prof Andrew Sindone AM
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In this episode:

  • Catching the flu significantly increases the risk of myocardial infarction, stroke, hospitalisation for heart failure and increased CV morality
  • The influenza vaccine can reduce the risk of many of these complications by a magnitude of benefit, similar to cigarette smoking cessation
  • Ensure all high risk CV patients receive influenza and pneumococcal vaccinations and, if possible, give the vaccines that offer the greatest protection

 

Guest: A/Prof Andrew Sindone, Cardiologist

Host: Dr David Lim, GP and Medical Educator

Total time: 33 mins

Last Updated: 16 Feb, 2023

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Cardiologist; Director, Heart Failure Unit, Department of Cardiac Rehabilitation, Concord Hospital; Head, Department of Cardiology, Ryde Hospital

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