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Article: Thousands of UK Heart Failure Deaths Could be Prevented, According to New Survey.
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- PR Newswire Europe
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- February 4, 2005
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LONDON, February 4 /PRNewswire/ -- One of the largest surveys ever undertaken on heart failure shows that inadequate awareness, diagnosis and treatment may be contributing to thousands of preventable deaths every year. In the UK, heart failure claims at least 24,000 lives each year.(1)
The SHAPE survey, initiated by a group of independent medical specialists, shows a widespread lack of knowledge on heart failure, a condition which affects more than a million people in the UK(1). Although 93 percent of the UK population had heard of heart failure, just two percent could identify the signs and symptoms of the disease. This could mean delayed visits to the ...