As flu season looms , the virus may not only leave people vulnerable to pneumonia, fever and body aches — but it may also increase the risk of heart attack, according to several past studies. The flu may not only leave you vulnerable to pneumonia, fever and aches, but it may also increase the risk of heart attack, according to several studies. “Several studies have demonstrated that there is a higher incidence of serious heart disease and heart attacks after a person has had the flu,” a doctor told Fox News Digital. (iStock)“This added stress has been found to lead to an increase in cardiac complications after infection with the flu, with increases in heart attacks and congestive heart failure exacerbations,” Davis went on. “If you have heart disease, fatty deposits called plaque build up in your arteries,” the UCLA website states.

Source: Fox News November 10, 2023 19:28 UTC