Ciudad Juárez.- The federal Mexican Social Security Institute (IMSS) urged the community to modify health habits that will help them avoid cardiovascular diseases. The federal agency announced that the main symptoms of cardiovascular risk are chest pain, shortness of breath, palpitations or that when performing physical activity the nails or lips change to a purple tone. While the risk factors for developing heart disease can be divided into non-modifiable ones such as age and gender. Among the modifiable components that affect are maintaining an adequate weight, healthy eating, regular physical activity, maintaining cholesterol, triglycerides and glucose levels at normal levels, not smoking, as well as avoiding stress. The conditions treated at the institute are heart attacks, coronary artery complications, arrhythmias (abnormal heartbeats), congenital (or congenital) heart disease and valve problems, among others. Likewise, the High Specialty Medical Unit (UMAE) offers specialized treatment and diagnosis measures such as: cardiac catheterization, which is aimed at treating the coronary arteries by making them patent, and is also used to implant heart valves or correct some congenital diseases; implants of special devices, called pacemakers, which are used for some arrhythmias; and cardiac surgery and diagnostic confirmation of pulmonary hypertension are also performed. Coronary heart disease occurs more frequently in men than in women and age is an inherent risk factor, it was reported. “Previously it was expected that an older adult would have cardiovascular disease, currently all this has accelerated since we are a population with greater overweight, obesity and a sedentary lifestyle, which is why it occurs in the younger population, around 30 at 40 years of age,” indicated the IMSS. Dr. Janet Mijangos Chávez, head of the UMAE service, “Dr. Antonio Fraga Mouret”, pointed out that care to have adequate cardiovascular health begins at home, that is, prevention is basic in order to delay its appearance in adulthood.
#call #care #heart