{"id":717384,"date":"2023-01-24T14:53:47","date_gmt":"2023-01-24T14:53:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/?p=717384"},"modified":"2023-01-24T14:53:47","modified_gmt":"2023-01-24T14:53:47","slug":"half-a-million-miss-out-on-heart-drugs-due-to-covid","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fiveminutesspare.com\/news\/half-a-million-miss-out-on-heart-drugs-due-to-covid\/","title":{"rendered":"Half a Million Miss out on Heart Drugs due to Covid?"},"content":{"rendered":"

During the Covid-19 pandemic, reports suggest that half a million people in the UK missed out on starting medication that could of helped those prevent heart attacks and strokes. This is suggested in a recent study done!<\/strong><\/p>\n

The British Heart Foundation team looked at the prescribing data that was given to them over the first 18 months throughout Covid and made a discovery.<\/p>\n

491,000 people, equalling 27,000 a month, appear to have missed out on blood pressure pills due to Covid.<\/p>\n

\"Thousands

Image Credit: fizkes<\/a><\/p><\/div>\n

And 316,000 did not get treatment to lower their cholesterol.<\/p>\n

\n
\n
\n

“The NHS has already taken important and positive steps towards identifying people with high blood pressure as early as possible.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\n
\n
\n

“However, we need this focus to be sustained in the long term to prevent any increase in heart attacks and strokes which will add to a healthcare system already under extreme pressure.” said a spokesmen about this topic.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

\n
\n

Some factors – like older age – are unavoidable, but others can be managed:<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

\n
\n
\n