18/05/2025 23:05
The Guardian
Exclusive: Cardiologist Dr Jon Byrne warns true death toll could be 800 a year as not all specialist centres shared data‘She was so fit, so well’: the heart patient who died before getting vital procedureHundreds 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.A death rate as high as 20% at some hospitals which perform Tavi.The average waiting time for the procedure across the UK is 142 days – over 20 weeks – even though those with severe AS have a 50% risk of dying.White patients are more likely to undergo Tavi than those from minority ethnic communities. Continue reading...
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