Moderate physical activity helps prevent heart attack

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To prevent the risk of heart attack it is important to carry out a cardiovascular check-up from the age of 40

Moderate physical activity helps prevent heart attack Archive/ VIDEO H. RUBER INTERNATIONAL

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Cardiovascular diseases are the main cause of death in Spain. In 2020died in Spain 119.853 people for this reason, according to data published by the National Institute of Statistics. Of these deaths, 13,927 were due to acute myocardial infarctionwhich has become the leading cause of death for men and women in most countries around the world.

Acute myocardial infarction is a myocardial necrosis that occurs when blood flow in the coronary arteries is completely blocked -lack of blood supply to the heart muscle-, which causes the death of cells in the affected area. Is a medical emergency what requires immediate attention because the risk of death or serious complications in the short term is high.

Anyone can suffer a heart attack, however, not everyone has the same risk. Genetic factors, lifestyle and environmental conditions determine, to a large extent, the probability of suffering an acute myocardial infarction.

But there are also circumstances, situations or personal conditions that increase the probability of suffering a heart attack, they are called risk factor’s.

As explained by Dr. Eduardo Alegría, head of the Interventional Cardiology Unit at Hospital Ruber Internacional, these risk factors include age, gender and family history. “As we age, the risk of having a heart attack increases. Men over the age of 45 and women over the age of 55 have athe more likely to have an acute cardiac event than younger men and women. To prevent the risk of heart attack, it is important to carry out a cardiovascular check-up from the age of 40”, he points out.

In addition, there are other risk factors such as smoking, eating foods rich in fat, high blood pressure, high cholesterol levels, being overweight or diabetes mellitus, as well as a sedentary lifestyle and stress, which mark the probability of suffering a heart attack. myocardium. “All these well-controlled factors can significantly reduce the occurrence of acute myocardial infarction,” warns Dr. Alegría.

When symptoms appear, the risk of death or serious complications in the short term is high and the effectiveness of the treatment will depend on the time that elapses from the onset of symptoms until it is administered.

Eduardo Joy

Head of the Interventional Cardiology Unit of Hospital Ruber Internacional,

According to the Spanish Heart Foundation (FEC), an avoidable cardiovascular risk factor can be identified in up to 90% of heart attacks. For this reason, Dr. Eduardo Alegría insists on the importance of change behaviors and lifestyle to avoid it and not develop cardiovascular diseases. “The moderate physical activity it helps prevent myocardial infarction”, affirms the cardiologist.

For this expert, reducing the risk of cardiovascular disease and myocardial infarction begins with a appropriate individual risk assessmentthe correct communication to the patient of the implications of the identified risk levels and the treatment according to the particularities of the profile of each patient.

The symptoms of a heart attack appear suddenly: intense chest pain that makes breathing difficult, radiating to the left arm, strong pressure in the precordial area, general malaise, dizziness, nausea and cold sweat. “When the symptoms appear, the risk of death or serious complications in the short term is high and the effectiveness of the treatment will depend on the time that elapses from the start of the symptoms until it is administered,” stresses Dr. Eduardo Alegría.

The Cardiology Unit of Hospital Ruber Internacional and Ruber Internacional Centro Médico Habana has a team of highly qualified specialists, dedicated to the diagnosis and treatment of cardiovascular diseases with the most advanced techniques of modern cardiology to treat these heart attacks early. who need urgent revascularization, to make the artery that has become clogged permeable and give the heart all the blood flow it needs for proper functioning.

“We have cardiac rehabilitation programs that promote the recovery of heart functions and physical capacity after a cardiac event. They are structured training programs lasting several months -usually two- and adjusted to the heart of each patient, they increase survival after a cardiac event”, concludes the doctor.


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