The flu increases the risk of heart attack by 6 times. transmits “Reedus” referring to the results of a study conducted by scientists from the University of Utrecht (Netherlands). It was announced that the experts relied on the results of analyzes from 16 laboratories covering about 40% of the population and death records in registered hospitals from 2008 to 2019.
It turned out that 419 patients had had at least one heart attack within a year of getting the flu. The researchers also calculated that study participants were 6.16 times more likely to have a heart attack in the week after diagnosis than in the previous or following year.
According to researchers, the risk of heart attack increases as the flu virus increases blood clotting and contributes to the formation of blood clots that block blood flow to the heart.
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