Heart Attacks

A COMPREHENSIVE SERIES OF ARTICLES ON THIS TOPIC

Elderly flocking to emergency departments after delaying treatment during pandemic

The 3,279 over 75s who presented to EDs in that same week was 18% higher than in the week to July 25 last year and 15% higher than the same week in 2019

Sat, 31 Jul, 2021

Mortality rates for heart attacks are at best level for a decade

Mortality rates for heart attacks and strokes are the best we have seen in a decade, but our caesarean section rate is at a 10-year high, and the over 65s are shunning the flu vaccine.

Thu, 05 Jul, 2018

Heart attack deaths down by 50% in last ten years

The rate of deaths as a result of heart attacks has fallen by almost 50% in Ireland in the last 10 years.

Fri, 16 Dec, 2016

Drinking alcohol 'protects against heart attacks'

Alcohol consumption protects against heart attacks – but increases the risk of many cancers as well as the likelihood of being injured, a global study has found.

Thu, 17 Sep, 2015