Oliva (Anmco): ‘Cardiovascular diseases cause 40% of deaths, focus on information’

“Both primary and secondary prevention is a fundamental aspect of cardiology, cardiovascular diseases still account for 40% of deaths in Italy. It is clear that we must act, how? With prevention, many of the patients still don’t make it. On March 14, during the national heart day, it will help all citizens to get information and ask questions to all hospital cardiologists”. Thus Fabrizio Oliva, president of Anmco, speaking at the presentation of the toll-free numbers of public utility attributed to the scientific societies Sin (nephrology), Sigo (gynecology and obstetrics), Anmco (hospital cardiology) and Soi (ophthalmology), accredited by the Ministry of Health and affiliated to the Federation of Italian medical scientific societies (Fism).