Warning over medication ‘which may increase risk of heart attacks in hot weather’

Scientists have warned heat-related heart attacks could increase as climate change worsens, reports Furvah Shah

Beta-blockers and aspirin or other antiplatelet medications were linked to higher likelihood of heat-related heart attacks (Getty Images/iStockphoto)

People who take certain heart medications are at greater risk of heart attack during extremely hot weather, according to a new study.

Researchers at Yale University in Connecticut found coronary heart disease patients who take both beta-blockers and aspirin or other antiplatelet medications are more likely to suffer non-fatal heart attacks during heatwaves.

Kai Chen, an assistant professor in the Department of Epidemiology at the Yale School of Public Health said: “Patients taking these two medications have higher risk. During heat waves, they should really take precautions.”