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Heart failure patients who receive the influenza vaccination may reduce their risk of all-cause and cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality, according to new research.&nbsp;Researchers evaluated nationwide registry data on all heart failure patients (n = 134,048) in Denmark aged older than 18 years who were diagnosed between Jan. 1, 2003, and June 1, 2015. Median follow-up time was 3.7 years.&nbsp;During the course of&nbsp;the study, vaccination coverage ranged from 16% to 54%.&nbsp;<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">
Flu shots improve survival in heart failure patients <a href="https://t.co/IevVMAmNMD">https://t.co/IevVMAmNMD</a>
&mdash; Jeffrey Michel (@jbmicel) <a href="https://twitter.com/jbmicel/status/1072461481021767680?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 11, 2018</a>
</blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>In unadjusted analyses, patients had an increased risk of death if they received one or more vaccinations during follow-up. However, in adjusted analysis (for&nbsp;inclusion date, comorbidities, medications, household income, and education level), patients who received one or more vaccinations had an 18% reduced mortality risk&mdash;both all-cause (hazard ratio&nbsp;[HR], 0.82; 95%&nbsp;confidence interval [CI], 0.81-0.84; P&lt;0.001) and CVD (HR, 0.82; 95% CI, 0.81-0.84; P&lt;0.001).&nbsp;Patients who received their vaccinations every year, were vaccinated earlier in the season (September to October), and had a greater cumulative number of vaccinations had lower mortality rates compared to those who received sporadic vaccines.&nbsp;<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">
Influenza Vaccine in Heart Failure: Cumulative Number of Vaccinations, Frequency, Timing, and Survival: A Danish Nationwide Cohort Study | Circulation <a href="https://t.co/p0waHWOX6J">https://t.co/p0waHWOX6J</a> Yet another reason to get your flu shot.
&mdash; Nadia Sutton (@nadia_sutton) <a href="https://twitter.com/nadia_sutton/status/1072487199252377600?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 11, 2018</a>
</blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>During a mean follow-up of 3.7 years, 58% of the study cohort died due to any cause, and over a mean 3.3 years, 36% suffered cardiovascular-related mortality.&nbsp;The study results were published in&nbsp;Circulation.&nbsp;The researchers could not prove a causal link between the vaccine and survival, but&nbsp;the researchers still believe the results should encourage cardiologists to have their patients vaccinated.&nbsp;<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">
<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/cbridge?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#cbridge</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/flushot?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#flushot</a> tied to <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/heartfailure?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#heartfailure</a> Survival: Early and consistent <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/flu?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#flu</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/vaccination?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#vaccination</a> associated with bigger risk difference: <a href="https://t.co/ogRw7ZobYc">https://t.co/ogRw7ZobYc</a> ongoing <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/research?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#research</a> on best <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/vaccine?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#vaccine</a> for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/prevention?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#prevention</a> of&hellip; <a href="https://t.co/1jQ2La9ebA">https://t.co/1jQ2La9ebA</a>
&mdash; Dr Pandey Cardiology (@Dr_Pandey_Heart) <a href="https://twitter.com/Dr_Pandey_Heart/status/1072839274800795648?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 12, 2018</a>
</blockquote><script async src="https://platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>&ldquo;Influenza immunization is inexpensive, quick, and I don&rsquo;t think that cardiologists can do anything else to benefit their patients that has the immediate impact that influenza vaccination does or is as cheap.&nbsp;So&nbsp;I think every cardiologist ought to be doing this, starting the day after this paper is published,&rdquo;&nbsp;William Schaffner, MD, of Vanderbilt University Medical Center in Nashville, Tennessee, told&nbsp;MedPage&nbsp;Today.&nbsp;<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-width="500" data-dnt="true">
<a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Flu?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#Flu</a> Shot Tied to Heart Failure Survival: Early and consistent <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/vaccination?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#vaccination</a> associated with bigger risk difference via <a href="https://twitter.com/medpagetoday?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@medpagetoday</a> <a href="https://t.co/7rf20Vlqz1">https://t.co/7rf20Vlqz1</a> <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/GetVaccinated?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#GetVaccinated</a> to help <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/FightFlu?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#FightFlu</a> <a href="https://t.co/a5IbFdU4SB">pic.twitter.com/a5IbFdU4SB</a>
&mdash; NFID (@NFIDVaccines) <a href="https://twitter.com/NFIDVaccines/status/1072849853460426752?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">December 12, 2018</a>
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