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Influenza A: recommended immediate vaccination of cardiac patients
From the Cardiovascular Institute of Buenos Aires today inisist the need for the application of the drug in this risk group by the end of the month.
Photo Credit: APMiembros Cardiovascular Institute of Buenos Aires (ICBA) explained that early influenza vaccination will help prevent influenza in that part of the population.
A report from the agency stressed that the flu pandemic started in April 2009 and caused by the H1N1 virus is still in its activity, but has not the intensity of last year.
Nacinovich Francisco, chief of Infectious Diseases of the ICBA, said that influenza A "but can affect anyone, it is in individuals of any age with cardiovascular disease which can cause greater impact."
Nacinovich added that within risk groups "are also over 65 years and those with chronic lung disease, diabetes, kidney problems, pregnant at any time even during pregnancy and the postpartum period and the obese."
He said that among people with a history of cardiovascular problems flu "causes changes or deterioration of the underlying disease and influenza season increases the incidence of hospitalizations for heart failure and greater incidence of coronary heart disease including myocardial infarction" .
He stressed that in addition to influenza vaccination is important for people in risk groups have adequate periodic medical monitoring. "
Currently there are two types of flu vaccines available, containing only monovalent pandemic H1N1 strain, and trivalent which also protects against seasonal influenza.
This vaccine consists of three components: influenza virus type B and two types of influenza A virus: influenza A/H3N2 and A/H1N1 pandemic.