Over 500 Excess Heart Deaths a Week in England Since COVID-19 Began
- Over 500 Excess Heart Deaths a Week in England Since COVID-19 Began
by Alexander Zhang, https://www.theepochtimes.com/health
More than 500 additional deaths a week involving heart diseases have been recorded in England since the COVID-19 pandemic began, the British Heart Foundation (BHF) has said.
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Based on data from the Office for Health Improvement and Disparities, the BHF revealed in a report (pdf) that, since February 2020, there has been a total of 96,540 excess deaths involving cardiovascular conditionsāan umbrella term for a range of heart and blood vessel conditions, including heart attacks and strokes.
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āIt is deeply troubling that so many more people with cardiovascular disease have lost their lives over the past three years,ā BHF Chief Executive Dr. Charmaine Griffiths said.
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In the first year of the pandemic, COVID-19 infection drove high numbers of excess deaths involving cardiovascular disease. While deaths from COVID-19 have since fallen year-on-year, the number of deaths involving cardiovascular disease have remained high above expected levels, the BHF analysis stated.
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Dr. Sonya Babu-Narayan, associate medical director at the BHF and consultant cardiologist, said, āCOVID-19 no longer fully explains the significant numbers of excess deaths involving cardiovascular disease.ā She said there may have been other contributing factors, including the disruptions to the NHS over the past few years.
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