According to a survey from the National Foundation for Infections Diseases, 43% of Americans plan not to get a flu shot this year. We can speculate all day about the reason for this - the recession, "flu fatigue" caused by all the hype two years ago over H1N1, the growing general indignation over any central authority that purports to direct individual actions, or just being scared of needles - but the fact remains that if you have heart disease, you need your flu shot.
There are good reasons cardiac patients should get flu shots, which you can read here.
Great push for cardiac patients to get flu shots! Always better to be on the safe side!
Research has shown that CRT improves the functional and anatomical aspects of the heart, in the case of dilated cardiomyopathy it reduces the size of the dilated left ventricle and enhances metabolism.