Many deaths from cardiovascular disease could be avoided – if there was early diagnosis and healthy habits.
Diseases cardiovascular They are the most fatal problems. In Portugal, they kill about 33,000 people a year. It is the main cause of death in Portugal: about 30% of deaths are due to cardiovascular disease.
But, as in many other countries, 80% of these deaths could be avoided, Remember Cristina Gavina, president of the Portuguese Society of Cardiology.
Na, the cardiologist spoke of these “worrying” numbers, in short: “It’s almost like saying that one in three people will die of cardiovascular disease, but no one is right at the ended departure to this fado.”
There are several Factors which may make a person more susceptible to cardiovascular problem: obesity, hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, cholesterol; Smoking, inadequate diet, alcohol or little physical activity.
The most common These are: strokes, stroke (stroke), hypertension or heart failure.
To prevent, it is essential to make a check-up Cardiac: Clinical analysis, focusing on the values of arterial tension, cholesterol and blood glucose. These are the “Magical numbers”, reinforces Cristina.
But, it continues, several of the risks of a cardiovascular problem are silent. There are no symptoms in the early stages.
When to do?
From the 40 years, above all. At least regularly, from this age group. Once a year.
Although, if there is History in the family Of cardiovascular disease, follow -up should be started still in childhood, intensifying surveillance near 30 years, adds Sandra Maria Alessandri, medical professor in São Paulo.
If a person will start practicing sport, It is always advisable to perform these exams before the start of training.
Os main exams They are: blood analyzes, echocardiogram, effort proof, Holter, Map and Calcio score – describes the.
And even when a person No symptomsa (complete) clinical examination can identify initial signs of serious diseases.
Even away from exams, there is tips To move away from a cardiovascular disease: sleep and eat well, control glucose, weight and cholesterol, practice physical activity, not smoke and control blood pressure. And you can do just about all this at home, without medical help.
Nuno Teixeira da Silva, Zap //
