Posted on 01/31/2022 7:31:15 AM PST by Jan_Sobieski
Aortic valve stenosis, or AS, is a heart condition that often shows no symptoms until it’s already too late.
The condition is when the heart's aortic valve narrows, reducing or blocking blood flow from the heart into the main artery to the body (aorta).
This can cause chest pain, dizziness, fatigue, or a rapid, fluttering heartbeat in the more severe and life-threatening cases.
Some people are more prone to getting it, including those of older age, with diabetes, high blood pressure, or heart conditions from birth.
Given the ageing of the UK population, it is thought that there may be a large pool of as yet undiagnosed people.
Researchers in the UK and Australia set out to estimate how many people could be living with the condition now, and of those, how many are at risk of death.
They did this using population data and previous estimates of aortic valve stenosis prevalence.
According to their calculations, the overall prevalence of severe aortic stenosis among the over 55s in the UK in 2019 could be almost 1.5 per cent - equal to around 300,000 at any one time.
Just under 200,000 (68 per cent) were symptomatic - meaning they had severe disease that would be eligible for surgery...
(Excerpt) Read more at thesun.co.uk ...
More articles on this NEW study, here...
https://www.cornwalllive.com/news/uk-world-news/silent-heart-condition-predicted-kill-6573334
https://www.nottinghampost.com/news/nottingham-news/silent-heart-condition-could-kill-6571553
Looks like it was increasing since 2000
Results: No reductions in mortality were demonstrated across all countries 2000–2017. ... Mortality differences between the sexes were observed, with greater mortality for males than females across most countries. Conclusions: Mortality from aortic stenosis has increased across Europe from 2000 to 2017.Oct 11, 2021
Trends in Mortality From Aortic Stenosis in Europe: 2000–2017
Of course you are.
So what is your point?
The article I posted said the heart condition was around since at least 2000 and increasing every year
Here’s where it was JUST RECENTLY published in Open Heart. ...
Uncovering the treatable burden of
severe aortic stenosis in the UK
https://openheart.bmj.com/content/openhrt/9/1/e001783.full.pdf
Received 13 July 2021
Accepted 1 November 2021
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Interesting timing.
Don’t spoil the fear porn. It doesn’t matter that the study was done before anyone had even heard of Covid as long as it can be hijacked to serve a higher cause.
Exactly!
You said “I am fairly certain 2019 was pre-Covid”.
I said, I’m sure you are.
That WAS my point.
I’m sure FRAUDci and fellow Faucists would agree with you, however.
Speaking of 2019....looks like you (are another $hot $hill who) showed up, here, just in time for the FR China Virus arrival. 🤔
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