EARLY DETECTION SAVES LIVES
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Modifiable risk factors explain 90% of CVD incidence1.
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-80% of premature (under age 75) deaths preventable2.
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-85% of total deaths preventable1.
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Early detection puts the power for change in your hands.
CVD PATIENTS DIAGNOSED LATE IN PROCESS
3/4 of patients (74.8-75.5%) receive initial heart failure diagnosis after their hospital admission3-4
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​≈1/2 of these (48.3-51.9%) of diagnoses took place in emergency care3-4.
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1/14 of diagnoses (7.2% ) happen early in GP-led primary care3.
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<1/3 of patients (29.1%) said their GP ordered a blood test to test for heart failure5.
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1/3 were given the wrong diagnosis (32.5%) by a medical professional5.
CONSEQUENCES OF LATE DIAGNOSIS
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Of patients admitted to hospital for heart failure:
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1-in-5 (18.6%) die within 6 months of admission.
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1-in-4 (24%) die within a year.​
References:
1. The King’s Fund (2023). Cardiovascular disease in England: The case for a more ambitious approach:
https://www.kingsfund.org.uk/insight-and-analysis/reports/cardiovascular-disease-england
2. NHS England (2019). National Quality Board Workshop: Long-Term Plan CVD Prevention:
https://www.england.nhs.uk/wp-content/uploads/2019/08/NQB-Workshop-to-inform-Long-Term-Plan.pdf
3. NICE, Chronic heart failure in adults: diagnosis and management (2018)
https://www.nice.org.uk/guidance/NG106. Accessed 11 August 2020.
4. British Heart Foundation, Facts and Figures. Accessed 11 August 2020.
https://www.bhf.org.uk/what-we-do/ news-from-the-bhf/contact-the-press-office/facts-and-figures
5. Censuswide, Data from survey of 625 heart failure patients analysed for this report. Data file, accessed 11 August 2020.
6. NHS Hospital Episode Statistics (HES), 2018/19 data analysed for this report by OPEN VIE. Data file, accessed 11 August 2020. Copyright © 2020. All rights reserved.