Can a Flu Shot Help Protect My Heart Health?

Can a Flu Shot Help Protect My Heart Health? (0:42)

If you have heart disease, be sure to ask your doctor if you need a flu shot. In this WisePatient video, cardiologist Merle Myerson, MD, explains how this annual vaccine may help guard cardiovascular health.

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[MUSIC] Flu shot is helpful for many patients although, once again we try to use them in those patients who might be at higher risk not only for getting the flu, but for not being able to deal with the complications for that. Many patients who have heart disease including heart failure for example would benefit from having a flu shot and we do recommend that they get one every year.

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