Irregular Heartbeat a Factor in Excess Deaths in England and Wales: ONS

Irregular Heartbeat a Factor in Excess Deaths in England and Wales: ONS
A nurse tends to recovering patients on a general ward at The Queen Elizabeth Hospital in Birmingham, England, in a file photo. Christopher Furlong/Getty Images
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Deaths from irregular heartbeat have driven a rise in excess mortality, according to official figures.

The number of deaths registered in England and Wales from cardiac arrhythmia was above average for much of the first half of 2022, the Office of National Statistics (ONS) wrote on Tuesday.
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