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Flu shots reduce all-cause, CV death for adults with diabetes

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Flu shots reduce all-cause, CV death for adults with diabetes Healio Influenza vaccination was significantly associated with reduced risks for all-cause death, cardiovascular death, and death from acute myocardial infarction or stroke among adults with diabetes, according to an analysis of registry data. “Because patients with diabetes have a high risk of acute MI and stroke in addition to an increased susceptibility for influenza infection, they may be at high risk of suffering acute ischemic events secondary to influenza infection,” Daniel Modin, MB, a researcher associate with the department of cardiology at Herlev and Gentofte Hospital and the University of Copenhagen, Denmark, and colleagues wrote in the study background. “This prompts the questions of whether influenza vaccination may prevent cardiovascular mortality in patients with diabetes. If this is the case, the safety profile, cost efficiency and feasibility of vaccination make it ideal for improving outcomes in diabetes.” READ MORE

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