Covid: Half a million people missed out on heart drugs
Low prescribing in the early months of the pandemic may lead to more heart attacks and strokes, study warns.
Source: bbc.co.uk
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Thousands at risk of heart attacks due to Covid disruption, experts warn
Patients in England, Scotland and Wales missed out on starting blood pressure-lowering drugs, British Heart Foundation says
United Kingdom David Spiegelhalter Reecha Sofat University Of Cambridge British Heart Foundation Health Data Research United Kingdom
Source: theguardian.com
Half a million missed out on drugs to prevent stroke and heart attack during pandemic
Trends could lead to 13,000 more cardiovascular events, with findings said to be evidence of 'major disruption' to healthcare since lockdown
Source: telegraph.co.uk