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SUBMITTER: Bhatt AS
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5336530 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bhatt Ankeet S AS DeVore Adam D AD Hernandez Adrian F AF Mentz Robert J RJ
JACC. Heart failure 20170201 3
Heart failure (HF) is a chronic syndrome characterized by acute exacerbations. There is significant overlap between respiratory infections and exacerbation of underlying HF. Vaccination against respiratory infections in patients with HF could serve as a potential cost-effective intervention to improve patients' quality of life and clinical outcomes. The benefits of influenza vaccination in secondary prevention of ischemic heart disease have been previously studied. However, the evidence for infl ...[more]