The likelihood of burn victims needing life insurance or critical illness cover has been found to be higher than might have been previously thought.

A study at the Shriners Hospital for Children has revealed that severe burns increase stress on the heart, raising the risk of heart attack and death.

Some 189 child patients were examined, with those who had suffered from 80 per cent burns found to have a "marked" reduction in the functioning of their hearts.

Burns were discovered to place greater exertion on other parts of the body also, with patients suffering from 40 per cent or more burns found to use twice the amount of calories due to stress on their metabolism.

Professor Jeremy Pearson, associate medical director at the British Heart Foundation, commented on the results, which have been published in the Critical Care Journal.

"Unfortunately, little is currently known of the mechanisms leading to cardiac dysfunction, but we know that injuries cause our bodies to produce natural protection and defence molecules, which can inadvertently have damaging effects elsewhere," he said. ADNFCR-980-ID-18256449-ADNFCR

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