Ministry of Health: 80 percent of deaths due to heart diseases can be prevented

The Ministry of Health reminded that 80 percent of deaths due to heart diseases can be prevented in its statement due to “Heart Health Week”.

Stating that cardiovascular diseases are the leading diseases that threaten life in the world and in the TRNC, the Ministry of Health also shared some data.

Accordingly, in 2022, Nicosia Dr. 2 thousand 676 patients were treated in the Cardiology Service of Burhan Nalbantoğlu State Hospital, 834 patients were treated in the coronary intensive care unit, 2 thousand 213 patients underwent coronary angiography, 696 patients were stented.

Again in 2022, 160 patients underwent electrophysiological studies, 146 patients underwent battery implantation, 128 patients underwent peripheral angiography, 401 patients underwent interventional radiology, 20 patients underwent tavi, 5 thousand 808 people received echo, 2 thousand 828 people underwent exercise test, 2 thousand 3 people were fitted with holter. .
Nicosia Dr. 401 patients were treated in the Cardiovascular Surgery Service of Burhan Nalbantoğlu State Hospital and 213 patients were treated in the Cardiovascular Surgery intensive care unit. 15 people died in the coronary intensive care unit and the cardiovascular surgery intensive care unit, and 5 people in the cardiology ward.
In Cardiovascular Surgery, in 2022, a total of 281 people underwent cardiovascular surgery, 153 of whom were open heart surgeries. One of the open heart surgeries performed in 2022 was a heart transplant. Since 2019, a total of 4 heart transplants have been performed in the TRNC.

The Ministry of Health, which made a statement on the occasion of the «Heart Health Week», which was determined as the second week of April in order to draw attention to «heart and vascular diseases» and to create social awareness, stated that according to the data of the World Health Organization, cardiovascular (cardiovascular) diseases are the cause of death for one out of every three people. .

In addition to the data, the Ministry also shared the causes, symptoms and actions to be taken of cardiovascular diseases.

In the statement, cardiovascular diseases were explained as follows:

“Cardiovascular disease is a broad term that includes any disease of the arteries and veins (heart and circulatory system). Diseases that occur as a result of blockages in the coronary vessels, the main aortic vessels and their branches that distribute blood from the heart to the body, due to fatty plaques formed over time are called cardiovascular diseases.

-Causes

The causes and risk factors of the disease are listed as follows:

“Although there are many causes of heart and vascular (cardiovascular) diseases, 80 percent of cardiovascular diseases consist of controllable and preventable risk factors such as tobacco and tobacco products use, unhealthy diet and physical inactivity. In addition to these, high blood pressure, high blood sugar, high blood cholesterol, familial predisposition to heart disease and obesity are also risk factors for cardiovascular diseases.

-Symptoms

The most common symptoms of cardiovascular diseases are as follows:
“Chest pain (Angina Pectoris); Shortness of breath; Palpitation; Fainting. Symptoms related to the organ fed by the clogged vessel (For example, leg pain, cooling, numbness and weakness in leg vein occlusion)

-Things to pay attention

The things that individuals with cardiovascular disease should pay attention to are shared as follows:

“Eat a balanced and healthy diet; do physical activity every day; do not use tobacco and tobacco products; Stay away from alcohol, learn your cardiovascular risk, take care of your weight control and find out if you are overweight, learn your blood pressure (blood pressure), learn your blood sugar, learn your triglyceride and cholesterol values. Follow your doctor’s recommendations for healthy living.»