NHS faces ‘ticking bomb’ with number of heart failure patients set to soar

Cases are predicted to nearly double by 2040 as charity warns of 400,000 people with undiagnosed heart failure

The health service faces a ticking time bomb" over people suffering from heart failure, with diagnosed cases predicted to nearly double by 2040, medical experts have warned.

The British Society for Heart Failure (BSH) warns there are an estimated 400,000 people with undiagnosed heart failure in the UK. It warns there is an urgent need for a national initiative to detect these cases or NHS services face being overwhelmed in future years.