You know, the number one killer disease in the world's bully ?
If cancer or diabetes is your answer , be prepared to face the facts of the WHO following : Every two seconds , one person in the world died of cardiovascular disease .
Yes , cardiovascular disease has been ordained as a major cause of death and disability worldwide . Let's identify cardiovascular disease so that we can determine the appropriate steps to face this global threat .
According to the Chairman of the Society of Hypertension Indonesia and Senior cardiologists from the Hospital Cardiovascular Harapan Kita , Dr. Arieska Ann Soenarta , Sp.JP ( K ) , cardiovascular disease is a term for disorders that cause heart disease ( cardio ) and blood vessels ( vascular ) .
There are three forms of cardiovascular disease , namely :
Coronary heart disease is a disease of the blood vessels that supply the heart. The implication includes myocardial infarction (heart attack), angina (chest pain), and arrhythmias (abnormal heart rhythm).
Cerebrovascular disease is a disease of the blood vessels supplying the brain. The implication include stroke (brain cell damage due to lack of blood supply) and transient ischemic attack (temporary damage to vision, speech, taste or movement).
Peripheral vascular disease is a disease of the blood vessels supplying the arms and legs that result in pain for a while to come and go, as well as pain due to leg muscle cramps during exercise.
Real Impact of Cardiovascular Disease
A full translation of the previously mentioned facts are as follows, occurred one death from cardiovascular disease every two seconds, every five seconds a heart attack and stroke due every six seconds. Each year an estimated 17 million people die of cardiovascular disease.
In 2005, the death rate from cardiovascular diseases reached 17.5 million. Approximately 7.6 million of which occur because of coronary heart disease and 5.7 million due to stroke. It is estimated that global deaths from cardiovascular disease reached about 25 million by 2020.
While approximately 10 million people in the world who survived a stroke each year , more than 5 million of them suffered permanent disability , thus becoming a burden for families and society . In 2020 , cardiovascular disease is estimated to occupy a higher position in the top infectious disease as the biggest cause of disability worldwide .
Identify Causes of Cardiovascular Disease
Heart attacks and strokes are mainly caused by atherosclerosis ( a buildup of fat ) in the blood vessel walls of the arteries that supply the heart and brain . Fatty deposits that cause the formation of lesions that accumulate over time will enlarge and thicken so that narrows the arteries and impede blood flow . Eventually blood vessels harden and are less flexible .
Cardiovascular disorders caused by atherosclerosis is associated with reduced blood flow because of the heart and the brain does not receive enough blood supply . The next blood flow resistance can result in more serious cardiovascular episodes including heart attack and stroke .
Blood blockage can also cause a tear in the arterial network which will then swell and may inhibit the entire blood vessel resulting in heart attack or stroke .
Beware Symptoms and Risk Factors for Cardiovascular Disease
One thing to watch out for, individuals with cardiovascular disease in general do not experience symptoms. Marks the beginning can be a heart attack or stroke. Common symptoms of a heart attack include pain or discomfort in the chest, arms, left shoulder, elbows, jaw or back. Other symptoms include shortness of breath, nausea and vomiting, a sense of drift or fainting, sweating, and pale.
Common symptoms of stroke is weakening the face, hands and feet, often on one side of the body. Other symptoms include sudden episodes such as numbness in the face, hands or feet, confusion, difficulty speaking and understanding speech, difficult to see the next or both eyes, difficulty walking, dizziness, loss of balance, severe headache without cause, and fainting.
There are a number of factors that cause a person's risk of cardiovascular disease. These risk factors are divided into two groups, which can be controlled and which can not be controlled. 80 percent of coronary heart disease and cerebrovascular disease are caused by risk factors that can be controlled.
So, What to Do?
Indeed, nothing could be done intervention against risk factors that can not be controlled. Age, gender, and family history of cardiovascular disease is impossible to change. The next obvious step is how to manage the risk factors that can be controlled.
In fact, about 75 percent of cardiovascular diseases worldwide are caused by conventional risk factors including obesity, lack of physical activity, and tobacco use (smoking). While in developed countries, one third of cardiovascular disease caused by five risk factors namely tobacco, alcohol, high blood pressure, cholesterol, and obesity.
It is clear that the risk factors that can be controlled more dominant contributing cause of cardiovascular disease. Although the treatment can be performed on almost all forms of cardiovascular disease, including hypertension, high cholesterol, and diabetes mellitus, but it passed away to the individual to run a healthy lifestyle. As far as possible avoid the risk factors that can lead to cardiovascular disease is a step The best that can be done
