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12 Strange Heart Disease Risk Factors That May Surprise You

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Getting the Flu

Here’s a pretty persuasive reason to go out and get your flu shot every year: According to research published in the New England Journal of Medicine in 2018, coming down with the flu makes you six times more likely to have a heart attack for at least a year after your infection. Evidently, the same virus that causes the flu can migrate to your heart.

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