• April 28, 2024

A heart attack or heart attack occurs when a blood clot blocks the passage of blood to the heart in one of the coronary arteries. If the blood flow becomes blocked, this muscle suffers from lack of oxygen and the heart cells die, according to information from the Library. National of Medicine of the United States.

The actor Carlos Cámara, died today at 82, victim of a fulminating heart attack. Last December he was placed a pacemaker after his heart suffered the onslaught of pneumonia that kept him hospitalized in serious condition for a month and a half.

In an interview for GetQoralHealth, Enrique Gómez Álvarez, head of the Cardiology Division of the National Medical Center November 20 of the ISSSTE, explains that the risk of suffering a heart attack increases in women around 45 and 50 years of age, while in the Men is at 40 years old, although it can happen before.

Cost of modernity

Enrique Gómez confirms that myocardial infarction is one of the leading causes of death in Mexico and in the world, because we have substantially modified our lifestyle if compared to what we are really designed for.

We were designed to run all day, to lead a more active life, to eat more vegetables. Currently, we spend more hours sitting and we eat excessively, especially products of animal origin, this has produced an increase in heart disease, "adds Gómez Álvarez.

He also said that in the country, less than 10% of acute myocardial infarctions are adequately treated in hospitals following the clinical guidelines, but due to lack of technology and specialized equipment, as well as lack of knowledge of patients to receive adequate care, Among many factors, most lack good care.

Preventive measures for its timely detection

Carry a style of Healthy life is the condition to prevent and reduce the heart attacks Therefore, it is important to take the following measures to decrease the risk :

1. Walk 3 km daily
2. Perform 30 minutes of activity moderate at least five times a week
3. Choose a feeding correct, consume more vegetables and fruits; to restrict in the diet the fats saturated
4. Reduce 30% the consumption of Salt
5. Moderate the consumption of alcohol
6. Control the stress
7. Avoid the overweight Y diabetes
8. Do not smoke
9. Monitor the blood pressure which ideally should be maintained, less or equal to 120/80, according to the American Society of Hypertension .

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