Heart Beat: Stick it to 'em
Heart Beat
Cardiologists are being urged to add an invasive procedure — flu shots — to their office-based practices. People traditionally get their yearly vaccination against the flu from their primary care physicians. But since only 1 in 3 people with heart disease get vaccinated each year, the American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association are advising cardiologists to stock the vaccine and offer it to their patients during routine visits.
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