World Heart Day – PRESS RELEASE
Protect your Heart Now!
Modern cardiology and cardiac surgery have considerably progressed in the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular disease.
Unfortunately, statistics show, that this remains the first cause of death in the Western world where 1 heart attack occurs every 4-5 seconds.
In Greece 20.000 myocardial heart attacks occur per year of which 1 in 4 do not make it to the hospital. What are we missing and what are we doing wrong?
Prevention is the answer and this should be our motto for today’s World Heart Day.
Cardiovascular disease does not just happen.
It builds up through the years from risk factors that we often overlook or don’t recognize. Smoking, high blood pressure, lack of exercise, high cholesterol and diabetes are vital. These symptoms take effect gradually and are often detected after the first cardiovascular incident.
Measures of prevention:
- Quit smoking. Smokers actually live 13-14 years less than the non-smokers. •
- Mobilize yourself – get up from your chair. 60 minutes of intense physical exercise per week, reduces incidents of cardiovascular disease by 30%.·
- Control your weight.
- Regulate your blood pressure.
- Keep on normal levels your cholesterol and diabetes with the guidance of your doctor.
Even if we believe we are in a low-risk factor group for cardiovascular disease, the best prevention is visiting a Specialized Cardiologist.
