Watch more of our videos on Shots!
and live on Freeview channel 276

The study comes as record temperatures were set during the summer, while the UK currently braces itself during an arctic winter blast.

A multinational analysis of over 30 millions cardiovascular deaths has unearthed new information on how extreme weather conditions are to account for a number of heart-disease related deaths. For every 1,000 cardiovascular deaths, 2.2 excess deaths were associated with extreme hot days, and 9.1 were associated with extreme cold days, the study has shown.

The study, published by the American Heart Association’s Circulation journal, believes that more should be done to mitigate those with underlying heart problems from exposure to such extreme temperatures - much like those felt in the UK during the summer and currently during the winter. The study suggests both extreme hot and extreme cold temperatures increase the risk of death among individuals with cardiovascular disease such as a stroke, heart failure, and arrhythmia.

Extreme weather accounts for 1 in every 100 heart disease deaths, new analysis reveals as UK temperatures dip