(WHDH) — A new study is suggesting that getting the flu raises the risk of having a heart attack.
The study in the New England Journal of Medicine found a person is six times more likely to suffer a heart attack during the week after being diagnosed with the flu compared to a year before or after getting sick.
Doctors said this could be because of inflammation your body experiences, combined with high stress.
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