Posted: Apr 08, 2021 6:00 AM AT | Last Updated: April 8
At the start of the pandemic, many people with heart attack or stroke symptoms were not showing up at the hospital. (Robert Short/CBC)
Fear of COVID-19 has kept people with early symptoms of heart attack and stroke from going to the hospital, which has led to a jump in serious cardiovascular cases across the province, according to new research by Nova Scotia Health. We hear from our patients that they are afraid to come to the hospital, they don t want to come to the hospital for fear of contracting COVID, said Dr. Ratika Parkash, a cardiologist and director of research for the cardiology division with the health authority.
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Nova Scotia doctors, noting uptick in heart attack patients, don t want people ignoring heart health symptoms during the pandemic.
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Orlando Mosca, 71, gets his first dose of the Moderna COVID-19 vaccine at St. Fidelis Parish church in Toronto on Wednesday, part of a community outreach program to vaccinate seniors at their place of worship. (Evan Mitsui/CBC News)(Evan Mitsui/CBC News)