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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Jane Kirby

Covid and poor access to NHS care ‘may be driving irregular heartbeat deaths’

PA Wire

Covid is probably part of the reason for more people dying due to an irregular heartbeat this year, an expert has said.

Christina Pagel, professor of operational research at University College London (UCL), commented on new figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) suggesting deaths due to an irregular heartbeat are likely to be one of the reasons more people than usual have been dying in the first half of 2022.

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