Cardiovascular diseases are responsible for almost half of all deaths in our country. Every three minutes in Poland someone dies because of them. Despite such a serious problem, we still have many myths about heart disease and how to treat it. Can you stop taking your medication when your results improve? Can you eat anything while taking cholesterol-lowering drugs? Is hypertension a minor health problem? In our video, we explain what it really is.
Cardiovascular diseases take the most deadly toll in our country. The first two places are occupied by coronary artery disease and heart failure. As in an interview for MedTvoiLokony, said the President of the Polish Cardiac Society. prof. Adam Witkowski, Poles, unfortunately, do not care about their hearts.
Cardiovascular diseases – results of the National Health Test of Poles
The National Health Test of Poles prepared by Medonet (400 people participated in the study) shows that 26% of patients are diagnosed with arterial hypertension. respondents. At the same time, 74 percent. over the past year, it has been measuring blood pressure. Therefore, some of them may not be diagnosed. It is estimated that up to 15 million Poles suffer from hypertension.
The National Health Test of Poles also showed that diagnosed arterial hypertension is 26 percent. respondents. A large proportion of people may not even know that they have pressure problems because high blood pressure develops slowly and imperceptibly.
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We also learn from the report that 9 percent. of respondents are diagnosed with heart disease (ischemic heart disease / heart valve defect / heart failure / atrial fibrillation). The percentage of people with these diseases increases with age.
More than half of the respondents admitted that in their immediate family cardiovascular diseases, such as hypertension, heart attack or stroke, appeared at an early age (in women before 65 and in men under 55).
The article was written in cooperation with the experts of the Polish Cardiac Society thanks to an unlimited grant from Polpharma, the promoter of the Akard drug
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