The incidence of a condition which can increase rates of stroke and heart attack more than doubled among older people during a recent heatwave. The incidence of a condition which can increase rates of stroke and heart attack more than doubled among older people during a recent heatwave. Hypernatraemia, the term for high levels of sodium in the blood, is usually brought on by severe dehydration. A new study has shown for the first time that the rate of the potentially fatal blood abnormality can rise by 250pc during a heatwave in a temperate climate. Please log in or register with Independent.ie for free access to this article.

Source: Irish Independent November 24, 2019 06:11 UTC