Being Alive Suddenly Biggest Risk Of Death Of Brits
Silent heart condition predicted to kill 40,000 Brits over next five years
New analysis suggests NHS will be unable to diagnose and treat it
By Martin BagotDaniel Smith 30 JAN 2022
A silent heart condition is predicted to kill 40,000 Brits over the next five years.
Hundreds of thousands of over-55s are living with aortic valve stenosis (AVS) but new analysis suggests the NHS will be unable to diagnose and treat it, reports the Mirror.
Without treatment up to 59% of these Brits will die over the five years to 2024. Around 10,000 of these deaths will be among 55 to 64-year-olds, with 29,548 among 65 to 74-year-olds.
Previous analysis suggests that without symptoms, the chance of a sudden cardiac death is less than 1%. Once symptoms develop the risk goes up to 34%.
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