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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Low prescribing in the early months of the pandemic may lead to more heart attacks and strokes, study warns.
Patients in England, Scotland and Wales missed out on starting blood pressure-lowering drugs, British Heart Foundation says
Trends could lead to 13,000 more cardiovascular events, with findings said to be evidence of 'major disruption' to healthcare since lockdown