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(from the article) 80% of people who died were over 60 years old and 75% had underlying health conditions including cardiovascular problems, so the fact that th
by kayoone 7y ago
(from the article) 80% of people who died were over 60 years old and 75% had underlying health conditions including cardiovascular problems, so the fact that the virus caused fatal cardiovascular events in some of those cases is not unexpected.
- lazyasciiart 7y agoAbout 80% of Americans over 60 have cardiovascular problems, compared to a third of elderly Chinese people. That stat indicates that fatality rates could be higher in the US (and other western countries, although I don't have those numbers immediately) than China. https://www.heart.org/idc/groups/heart-public/@wcm/@sop/@smd/documents/downloadable/ucm_483970.pdf https://www.heart.org/idc/groups/heart-public/@wcm/@sop/@smd... https://www.jwatch.org/na48562/2019/03/05/china-cardiovascular-epidemic-warning-bell https://www.jwatch.org/na48562/2019/03/05/china-cardiovascul...