#ESCCongress #HOTLINE #IAMI
Does influenza vaccination improves outcomes in patients with recent MI?
💉 Flu assoc 🫀 death
💉 Vaccine=Class 1 ESC/AHA/ACC
💉8 countries, 4 Flu seasons RCT- double blind of AMI pt, 2571 pts: mostly male (>80%)
💉28% ⬇️ events with vaccine 🆚placebo
#ESCCongress #HOTLINE #IAMI
💉Safe, well tolerated
💉In patients with MI/high risk CAD benefit from influenza vaccination
💉Flu & CVD: 2 of the most common causes of 🏥
Vaccine ⬇️ risk of flu, all cause death and CV events now
High risk pt benefit from flu vaccine
#CVprev
#ESCCongress #IAMI
💉Flu vaccine does ⬇️CV deaths but does not seem to ⬇️ acute CV events in post-AMI patients
💉Data clearly shows influenza vaccine is useful in high risk patients with CVD. Mechanism isn't clear but does that matter?
💉Vaccinate people after #AMI in 🏥!
Just a friendly reminder from @CardioSmart
Get vaccinated!
For Influenza & for #Covid- especially our high risk CVD patients
#ESCCongress #CvPrev #CardioTwitter
Great summary graphic of #IAMI trial from #ESCCongress
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