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Worrying rise in heart attack victims not seeking medical help because of COVID-19 pandemic

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Perth and Kinross are now being told to seek medical help if they think they might be suffering a heart attack. It is feared some people may ignore the symptoms as they do not want to put additional pressure on the NHS.Others may are worried about catching the coronavirus while in hospital.But clinicians say they should attend hospital despite the COVID-19 pandemic.Consultant cardiologist Dr Tom Martin said: “Throughout the pandemic, we have seen an increase in the number of patients delaying their attendance at Ninewells with acute heart attacks.“This means that patients have not come to hospital at the first signs of a heart attack, which is a concern as any delay in treating a heart attack increases risk of death.“We know that people are.

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