96,540 extra UK cardiovascular deaths
Over 500 additional deaths a week
Nearly 100,000 more deaths involving heart conditions and stroke than usual since pandemic began
Official excess deaths data
Since the pandemic began
On average, over 500 additional deaths a week from cardiovascular disease
Included cardiovascular and cerebrovascular deaths
More excess deaths involving cardiovascular conditions than any other disease groups
A total of 96,540 extra cardiovascular deaths since February 2020
In the first year of the pandemic
Covid-19 infection drove high numbers of excess deaths
Covid-19 have since fallen year-on-year,
the number of deaths involving cardiovascular disease have remained high above expected levels.
We believe that there are now other major factors likely driving the continued increase in excess deaths.
We're calling on the UK Government to take charge of the increasingly urgent cardiovascular disease crisis.
Dr Charmaine Griffiths, BHF Chief Executive
It is deeply troubling that so many more people with cardiovascular disease have lost their lives over the last three years.
For years now, it has been clear that we are firmly in the grip of a heart and stroke care emergency.
There is no time to waste – Government must take control of this crisis to give heart patients and their loved ones hope of a better and healthier future.
It can do this by prioritising NHS heart care, better preventing heart disease and stroke, and powering science to unlock future treatments and cures.”
Latest figures
People waiting for time-sensitive cardiac care, 390,000
Average ambulance response times for heart attacks and strokes, above 30 minutes since the beginning of 2022
(December 2022 they breached 90 minutes)
Lack of primary health care
Concerns of a potential rise in heart problems linked to Covid-19
People with and without pre-existing heart conditions,
who caught Covid-19 before the vaccine roll-out, (i.e., in 2020)
40 % per cent more likely to develop cardiovascular disease,
five times more likely to die in the 18 months after infection.
BHF wants
Prioritisation of NHS heart care
Renewed focus on preventing the causes of cardiovascular disease
Supercharging cardiovascular research for new treatments and cures
Dr Sonya Babu-Narayan, (Associate Medical Director)
Covid-19 no longer fully explains the significant numbers of excess deaths involving cardiovascular disease.
Then focuses on treatment difficulties
Iatrogenesis
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/iatrogenic
Induced unintentionally by a physician or surgeon or by medical treatment or diagnostic procedures
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Dr. Aseem Malhotra, a cardiologist, knows exactly what has caused the thousands of heart attacks and strokes over the past two years, and it was not sarscov2, but instead it is the poisons injected into millions. How sad the BHF denies this. And now we know the average time for an ambulance in Devon, England is four hours. Straight from the lips of a GP.
The shocking thing is this is based on official figures and so likely the tip of the iceberg. My partner is an ICU nurse and noticed a trend of death certificates being written up as Covid related when it was nothing to do with it but the patient died of an underlying health problem but had been ‘exposed’ to Covid but not tested positive for it. I also think the yellow card system is not an effective indicator of adverse reactions from the jabs as many don’t know about it or too distraught to complete it. I have been following you a while on YouTube and now here. I really appreciate your concise informed point of view. Thank you.