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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
Vishwam Sankaran

Heart patients’ conditions may worsen as climate crisis intensifies, study warns

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Hot temperatures during the 2019 heatwave in France were closely linked to weight loss in heart failure patients, according to a new study.

The research, published on Wednesday in the journal ESC Heart Failure, calls for better application of telemonitoring technology to look after frail patients as global warming intensifies.

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