Should I get the vaccine if I have heart problems

Careful monitoring of smallpox vaccinations given over recent months has suggested that the vaccine may have caused side effects on the heart. There have been reports of heart pain (angina), heart inflammation (myocarditis), inflammation of the membrane covering the heart lining (pericarditis), and/or a combination of these two problems (myopericarditis). Experts are exploring this more in depth. As a precaution, if you have been diagnosed by a doctor as having a heart condition with or without symptoms you should NOT get the smallpox vaccine at this time. These include conditions such as known coronary disease and/or three or more of the following risk factors: * You have been told by a doctor that you have high blood pressure. * You have been told by a doctor that you have high blood cholesterol. * You have been told by a doctor that you have diabetes or high blood sugar. * You have a close relative (mother, father, brother, or sister) who had a heart condition before the age of 50. * You smoke cigarettes now.