A recent Australian study published in the European Journal of Cardiology highlights heat as a major determinant of heart disease, predicting that the disease burden may double in the next 25 years due to climate change. The research found that high temperatures exacerbate conditions such as coronary heart disease, atrial fibrillation, and stroke, which are already significant health burdens in Australia. Health experts are calling for urgent measures to mitigate the effects of rising temperatures on cardiovascular health, emphasizing the need for greater recognition of heat as a risk factor alongside traditional ones like high blood pressure and stress.
"The burden of disease for cardiovascular disease due to hot weather in the context of climate change might double [in the next 25 years]," said the study's lead author Peng Bi.
"[This] is a quite alarming call to our community, to our service providers and to our policymakers," Bi told DW.
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