Post-COVID heart disease fears

Specialists are bracing for a potential wave of non-coronavirus illnesses such as cardiovascular disease and other serious conditions as patient numbers at Emergency Departments plummet and pathology tests fall dramatically.

In an article published today (Monday) in the Medical Journal of Australia's InSight+, Australian doctors have relayed their concerns that many conditions are going undiagnosed.

Alfred Health interventional cardiologist and Ambulance Victoria medical advisor associate professor Dion Stub said initial data indicated a 30 per cent drop in triple-0 calls for chest pain in Victoria in recent weeks.