Influenza vaccine and cardiac protection: a study from a tertiary care center

• Main Authors: Umayya Musharrafieh (Author), Jad Dergham (Author), Carla Daou (Author), Hani Tamim (Author), Rana Houry (Author), Abdul Rahman Bizri (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Taylor & Francis Group, 2020-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Patients with heart disease (HD) are at increased risk of developing cardiac complications if they acquire the influenza virus. The objective of this study was to determine whether the influenza vaccine has a primary role in preventing newly diagnosed HD in patients who have no history of HD and who...