Submitted by sjc313 on Tue, 02/12/2025 - 14:13
Dr. Elias Allara, Dr. Wen Shi and Prof Angela Wood, Cardiovascular Epidemiology Unit, Department of Public Health and Primary Care
Dr. Elias Allara, Dr. Wen Shi and Professor Angela Wood published a paper in the Lancet Public Health with collaborators on the patterns of heart diseases before, during and after the Covid 19 pandemic in 57 million people in England.
They showed the changing rates of heart diseases, differences amount ethnicities and geographical areas in England. The researchers have developed a detailed Cardiovascular diseases data dashboard (to help researchers, policymakers, and the public to access and interpret their finding which available. It’s hosted on the BHF Data Science Centre’s website.
Principal author Dr Elias Allara at the University of Cambridge said: “This study paints England’s burden of cardiovascular disease in unprecedented detail, and research like this is only possible at low cost by leveraging and linking health data on a whole population scale. By revealing where the biggest gaps are in cardiovascular diagnosis and care, our findings lay the groundwork for action to tackle these important inequalities.”
Read more about these insights here: Health data for 57 million people in England show changing patterns of heart diseases before, during and after the pandemic - British Heart Foundation - Data Science Centre
Read the full paper here: Burden of cardiovascular diseases in England (2020–24): a national cohort using electronic health records data - The Lancet Public Health