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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
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Ella Pickover

REVEALED: Heart attack risk increases six times higher after getting flu study finds - The Real Truth

PA Wire

People who get flu have a higher risk of heart attack for a week after they have been diagnosed with the virus, a new study suggests.

Experts said that the risk can be as much as six times higher in the seven days after a person tests positive for the virus compared with the year before or afterwards.

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