China News Service, Shanghai, September 23 (Reporter Chen Jing) At present, cardiovascular disease continues to rank first among the causes of death among urban and rural residents in China. As World Heart Day is approaching, Professor Liu Xuebo from Tongji Hospital Affiliated to Tongji University pointed out to reporters on the 22nd: "Emotional stability, peace of mind, family harmony and drug treatment are equally important. Maintaining a good mood is to give the heart more protection."
Professor Liu Xuebo pointed out that strong mood swings, long-term anxiety and depression, poor sleep, etc. can affect the heart and blood vessels through the sympathetic nerve and the heart-brain axis, causing chest tightness, chest pain, shortness of breath, and even myocardial ischemia, arrhythmia, and sudden death.
Another expert, Professor Hou Xumin, director of Shanghai Chest Hospital, pointed out that in daily life, people must control the "three highs", eat a reasonable diet, exercise regularly, quit smoking, and follow up regularly. They must not relax their vigilance just because symptoms improve.
Professor Hou Xumin pointed out that the younger age of coronary heart disease is mainly related to lifestyle factors such as poor control of the "three highs" and prolonged sitting and staying up late. Young people do not need to be overly anxious when they find plaques. The key is to manage controllable factors, stabilize plaques, and delay the progression of the disease. She pointed out that smoking, high blood pressure, high blood sugar, and high blood lipids are important risk factors that promote plaque formation. "Asymptomatic people can first do blood tests, cardiac ultrasound and carotid artery ultrasound; if there are typical symptoms, coronary CT angiography (coronary CTA) can be considered." She suggested that once people find plaque or abnormal blood lipids, they should carry out standardized blood lipid management, and should not stop taking medications without authorization, nor use health products to replace drugs.
Professor Liang Chun, chairman of the Cardiovascular Disease Branch of the Shanghai Medical Association, said that although hypertension, hyperlipidemia, etc. are chronic diseases, the risk of acute attacks is extremely high. The key is to do daily management and reduce the incidence of cardiovascular events by improving lifestyle. Remember that everyone is the first person responsible for their own health and protect every heartbeat.
Professor Liu Xuebo told reporters that the incidence of coronary artery disease has not dropped significantly, the trend of younger people is prominent, and metabolic problems are the main burden. Primary prevention must first eliminate bad lifestyles. At the same time, routine physical examinations cannot be omitted. If abnormalities are found, medication should be taken promptly according to the doctor's instructions. Don't rely on your youth and neglect prevention and treatment.
Temperatures fluctuate greatly during the change of seasons, which is when cardiovascular diseases are most common. Ruming, deputy director of the Xuhui District Health Commission, said that people should actively pay attention to their own heart health, take the initiative to learn prevention and treatment knowledge, and achieve early detection and early intervention. It is reported that the prevention and treatment of cardiovascular diseases is the top priority in the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases. We must adhere to prevention first, combine prevention and treatment, and move forward.
The Cardiovascular Disease Branch of the Shanghai Medical Association actively carries out a series of health science popularization activities on World Heart Day. On the 21st, experts in the cardiovascular field from various hospitals in Shanghai walked into the Party and Mass Service Center of Kangjian Street Community in Xuhui District to bring healthy "heart" knowledge to the community.
Professor Tan Ming, executive vice president of the Shanghai Medical Association, said that the Shanghai Medical Association strives to promote healthy "heart" knowledge into thousands of households and continue to improve citizens' cardiovascular health literacy and grassroots disease prevention capabilities.
"Community health service centers are the 'gatekeepers' of residents' health and the main force in the full-cycle management of chronic cardiovascular diseases." said Zhu Qiong, director of the Community Health Service Center in Kangjian Street, Xuhui District. During the visit, the reporter learned that the center is committed to building a grassroots cardiovascular health management model with a team of family doctors as the main body, multi-disciplinary support within the hospital, and experts from the medical alliance as the basis, and further promotes the continuous health management practice of full-specialty integration, medical and prevention integration. It is understood that relying on the city-level number source sinking and hierarchical diagnosis and treatment mechanism, the center has opened 24 specialist outpatient clinics, established a green referral channel, and integrated cardiovascular health management into the full-process health management before, during and after diagnosis. (over)
