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Heart deaths surge by more than 500 a week since pandemic'''
Experts say Britain is ‘in the grip of a heart and stroke care emergency’ due to NHS disruptions in care and increasing ambulance delays
Heart deaths have risen by more than 500 a week, major research has shown, with experts saying “extreme disruption” to the NHS caused by the pandemic may have fuelled the crisis.
The study of government data revealed almost 100,000 extra deaths among people with cardiovascular disease (CVD) since spring 2020.
Experts said NHS disruption to heart care and increasing ambulance delays for heart attack and stroke victims had left Britain “in the grip of a heart and stroke care emergency”.
The British Heart Foundation (BHF) analysis of data from the Government’s Office for Health Improvement and Disparities (OHID) revealed an extra 96,540 deaths of patients with heart conditions since February 2020.
While excess cardiovascular deaths in the first year of the pandemic were linked to coronavirus infections, heart deaths have remained high since Covid deaths fell.
Cardiac experts said “severe ongoing disruption to NHS heart care” was among the factors driving the continued increase, with record delays for ambulances in recent months.
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https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2023/06/22/heart-deaths-rise-by-500-a-week-after-covid-19-pandemic/
Nearly 100,000 more deaths involving heart conditions and stroke than usual since pandemic began
22 June 2023 BHF Press Office
https://www.bhf.org.uk/what-we-do/news-from-the-bhf/news-archive/2023/june/100000-excess-deaths-cardiovascular-disease