It’s been suspected as a trigger for heart attack for many years, but it has taken until now for researchers to confirm that influenza infection is linked to acute myocardial infraction . In a case control study involving 364 cases of acute myocardial infarction in Ontario, researchers found a six-fold higher risk of the coronary ...
Infectious diseases
Call for vaccination as influenza confirmed as acute MI trigger
By Michael Woodhead
25 Jan 2018