Up to 300,000 people in Britain are unaware they may have potentially deadly heart condition

Up to 300,000 people in Britain are unaware they may have potentially deadly heart condition Now research suggests up to 300,000 people in Britain may have the potentially deadly condition without even knowing it.

Many will have no symptoms and will be diagnosed only when the condition is advanced — when half could die within five years without prompt treatment, according to the research by NHS England, UK universities and the University of Notre Dame in Fremantle, Australia. The Daily Mail

See also:

• Uncovering the treatable burden of severe aortic stenosis in the UK (open access) BMJ Open Heart
• 300,000 people suffering from potentially fatal heart disease ‘with third unaware of it’ The Independent