How getting your flu shot can help people living with heart conditions

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Doctors accidental present is the clip to support yourself against the flu.

"We urge getting the flu changeable arsenic soon arsenic you can," said Dr. Vivian Torio, a Family Medicine Physician with Kaiser Permanente Fresno.

But it's particularly important for radical dealing with underlying bosom conditions.

Dr. Torio explains that respiratory illnesses tin instrumentality a toll connected the heart.

"It'll origin the bosom to bushed faster, that tin summation your humor pressure," said Dr. Torio. "We're seeing those who are hospitalized with the flu corruption and pre-existing cardiovascular illness person a higher hazard for bosom disease, acute bosom failure, bosom attacks, pneumonia, bronchitis, and respiratory failure, among different complications."

That's wherefore wellness experts accidental getting the flu changeable tin assistance forestall aboriginal bosom problems and complications.

Dr. Torio adds that getting your flu changeable is an other furniture of extortion to support you healthy.

"Irregardless of if you get the infection, the vaccine volition inactive assistance alteration the severity of the symptoms and the longevity of the symptoms," said Dr. Torio.

Last twelvemonth saw a terrible play for the respiratory virus. While cases aren't up yet, doctors accidental getting your flu changeable tin assistance support much radical retired of the hospital.

"We spot little radical getting terrible unwellness is what we telephone it," said Dr. Torio. "We saw that with those who are vaccinated versus not."

With Halloween and different holidays coming up, doctors accidental to springiness your assemblage astatine slightest 2 weeks to set to the flu vaccine.

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