Heart attack risk spikes after respiratory infection. Even the common cold was linked to a 13-fold increased risk for about a week.

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Heart attack risk spikes after respiratory infection
Even the common cold was linked to a 13-fold increased risk for about a week.
By Robert Preidt, HealthDay   | 0 comments | 21 Shares | May 23, 2017

The risk of heart attack increases sharply after a respiratory infection, a new study finds.

But the absolute risk that any one episode will cause a heart attack is low, the Australian researchers added.

The researchers looked at 578 people who suffered a heart attack and found that 17 percent had experienced symptoms of respiratory infection within seven days before the heart attack, and 21 percent within the prior month.

http://healthbeat.spectrumhealth.org/heart-attack-risk-spikes-after-respiratory-infection/

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I rarely ever get sick. Almost never happens. I used to get the flu once every two years, but since getting vaccines, I never get it.