Heart valve disease which increases risk of strokes and heart attacks is lurking undiagnosed in ONE QUARTER of supposedly 'healthy' Brits, study finds By Kate Pickles Health Editor Published: 00:39, 27 June 2024 | Updated: 00:40, 27 June 2024 e-mail View comments More than a quarter of apparently healthy over-60s have undiagnosed heart valve disease, a landmark study suggests. For the first time, research has revealed the number of Britons who unknowingly have the condition – which can increase the chances of heart attack and stroke. Heart scans were carried out on almost 4,500 symptomless adults, with 28 per cent found to have heart valve disease.
Cases were typically more severe with age, leading researchers to suggest it could one day lead to targeted screening of those most at risk. Blood flows through the heart and around the body in one direction . More than a quarter of apparently healthy over-60s have undiagnosed heart valve disease, a landmark study suggests Vassilios Vassiliou, clinical professor of cardiac medicine at UEA's Norwich Medical School, said the study also showed the older a person is, the higher their chance of having a valve issue For the first time, research has revealed the number of Britons who unknowingly have the condition – which can increase the chances of heart attack and stroke (file pic) The four heart valves – pulmonary and tricuspid on the right, and aortic and mitral on the left of the heart – control the blood flow.
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