Hundreds of patients with a deadly heart condition are dying every year while stuck on an NHS waiting list amid long delays for life-saving treatment, research reveals.
About 300,000 people across the UK have aortic stenosis (AS), a serious but symptomless disease that weakens the heart’s aortic valve, which helps push blood around the body. Although AS is often fatal, patients survive and regain a normal life if it is detected and treated early.
