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Why?
Climate change. As the world gets hotter and the weather becomes more extreme, countries will start to have longer and warmer summers.
As a result, 40-degree days akin to that which the UK experienced in July will become more common.
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This means those taking heart attack medications will be at greater risk for a longer period of time.
However, what it doesn’t mean is patients should stop taking them; beta-blockers and aspirin are essential.
Source: Daily Express