Infection Archives - Cleveland HeartLab, Inc. https://www.clevelandheartlab.com/blog-tag/infection/ Cleveland HeartLab, Inc. Mon, 22 Jan 2018 18:58:27 +0000 en-US hourly 1 Can an Infection Cause a Heart Attack? https://www.clevelandheartlab.com/blog/can-infection-cause-heart-attack/ Mon, 22 Jan 2018 18:53:38 +0000 http://wwwdev.clevelandheartlab.com/?post_type=x-portfolio&p=11302 Can just getting sick increase your risk for heart disease? Accumulating research suggests so. Researchers have long noted a connection between infections like influenza and atherosclerosis. Moreover, the flu vaccine has been linked to a lower risk for cardiovascular events, including heart attacks and stroke, in the year following vaccination. Accumulating evidence shows a similar phenomenon is at work with more ...

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