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There is a day in the fall when I look west from the Neck Road and see the New Harbor, emptied seemingly overnight, the blue water that had been populated with boats, as many some summer days as there are houses on the land, wide and open. It is...
Data analysis reveals a second decline in cardiovascular admissions during COVID-19 pandemic Data analysis is revealing a second sharp drop in the number of people admitted to hospital in England with acute heart failure or a heart attack. The decline began in October, as the numbers of COVID-19 infections began to surge ahead of the second lockdown, which came into force in early November. The findings, from a research group led by the University of Leeds, have been revealed in a letter to the Journal of the American College of Cardiology. The decline - 41 percent fewer people attending with...
Date Time Heart patients ‘fearful’ of seeking medical help amid COVID crisis Data analysis by researchers at the University of Leeds is revealing a second sharp drop in the number of people admitted to hospital in England with acute heart failure or a heart attack. The decline may be linked to patients being reluctant to go to hospital out of a fear of contracting COVID-19. “…if patients delay or avoid treatment, they will suffer life-limiting complications or they will die.” Patient numbers declined sharply during the first wave of the pandemic and although they did rebound, they n...
Experts fear a repeat of ‘preventable tragedy’ of first lockdown when many died and urge emergency patients to attend
E-Mail IMAGE: Time series graph showing daily hospital admissions from sample hospitals in England for patients with heart attack and acute heart failure. The graph also shows key dates in the COVID-19... view more Credit: University of Leeds Data analysis is revealing a second sharp drop in the number of people admitted to hospital in England with acute heart failure or a heart attack. The decline began in October as the numbers of COVID-19 infections began to surge ahead of the second lockdown, which came into force in early November. The findings, from a research group led b...