Flu Vaccine may Cut Down Death Risk in High BP Patients

What are the benefits of flu vaccination? Getting a flu shot can reduce the risk of death in high blood pressure (BP) patients, reveals a new study.

Good news for all patients with high blood pressure (hypertension). Getting a flu shot can ultimately lower the risk of death in most high BP patients.

Influenza vaccination in patients with high blood pressure is associated with 18 percent reduced risk of death during the flu season, according to a new study.

Five Healthy Lifestyle Modifications that Lower Hypertension Risk
Lifestyle modifications could help in lowering risk of cardiovascular diseases. Find out what possible changes can help you maintain healthy heart.

‘What are the benefits of flu vaccination? Getting a flu shot can reduce the risk of death in high blood pressure (BP) patients. Influenza vaccination could also protect against death from all causes such as cardiovascular, heart attack or stroke.’
Read More..

"Vaccination is safe, cheap, readily available and decreases influenza infection. On top of that, our study suggests that it could also protect against fatal heart attacks and strokes and deaths from other causes," said study first author Daniel Modin from the University of Copenhagen in Denmark.

The study used Danish nationwide healthcare registers to identify 608,452 patients aged 18 to 100 years with hypertension during nine consecutive influenza seasons (2007-2016).

The research team followed patients over each season and tracked how many died.

Preventing Flu: Good Health Habits Can Help Stop Germs
How is the flu spread and how effective is flu treatment? Learn more about the influenza virus and get the best tips and info on flu prevention.

In particular, they recorded death from all causes such as cardiovascular, heart attack or stroke.

Finally, they analyzed the association between receiving a vaccine before flu season and the risk of death during flu season.

Ways to Boost Your Immune System during Cold and Flu Season
Your immune system has to be strong to fight the bacteria and viruses that enter the body and cause illness particularly during the cold and flu season. Learn how to boost your immunity by following these simple tips and home remedies.

The analysis controlled for patient characteristics that could impact the likelihood of dying such as age, comorbidities, medications, and socioeconomic status.

After adjusting for patient differences, in a given influenza season, vaccination was associated with 18 percent relative reduction in the risk of dying from all causes, 16 percent relative reduction in the risk of dying from any cardiovascular cause, and 10 percent from a heart attack or stroke.

Benefits of Blood Pressure Tablets on your Health
Hypertension affects about a billion individuals worldwide and is a silent killer. Medication & lifestyle modification is the cornerstone of an effective antihypertensive treatment.

The study shows that influenza vaccination may improve cardiovascular outcomes in patients with hypertension.

Regarding how flu and cardiovascular disease might be connected, the researchers noted that when the influenza virus infects the body, it triggers a strong immune reaction and subsequent inflammation.

These responses fight the infection and clear the virus from the body.

Source-IANS