Not just bad shoes and sore muscles - she had peripheral artery disease
Suzanne Marta, American Heart Association News
April 9, 2021
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Abigail Dudek celebrated her 40th birthday in Las Vegas a few months ago, grateful to go hiking and cycling without pain for the first time in more than two years.
The problem started in April 2018. As her county s 911 public educator, she spent most the day on her feet at a public event. Although she was accustomed to achy feet, this time it felt different. It was like a hard pea in between my toes on my right foot, she said. It didn t come on gradually, it was just suddenly there.
Flu may play part in plaque-rupturing heart attacks
Thor Christensen, American Heart Association News
April 8, 2021
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Getting a flu vaccine can reduce the risk of a common type of heart attack in people 60 and older, according to new research that suggests the virus plays a role in rupturing plaque.
In a study published Thursday in the Journal of the American Heart Association, researchers in Spain used data from five consecutive flu seasons and zeroed in on 8,240 people who had Type 1 heart attacks. They found flu and cold temperatures were each independently associated with an increased risk of that kind of heart attack, and flu shots could reduce that risk among people 60 and up.
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