Healthy Heart Day is traditionally considered to be on the last Sunday of September. Preventive campaigns are annually held in different countries of the world this day. Up-to-dateness of Healthy Heart Day 2018 campaign is related to men: namely they are suffering from myocardial infarction statistically 3-5 times oftener than women. They oftener have silent myocardial infarction and the stroke risk increases already after 40 years old. In addition, men recover longer from past cardiovascular incidents. However, development of these dangerous conditions can be prevented.
Within social project, Tyumen Cardiology Research Center produced social video and audio records for TV channels and radio stations of our city, calling for taking care of men`s health. Elena L. Zykova, cardiologist, told how she works with the men-patients: “Patients are divided into few categories and the most numerous group is those, who do not want to know anything about their own health. The reasons are different: distrust of physicians; fear of pain; they are frustrating, that serious disease may be found; waste of time and money on treatment. Some of men consider that the disease is a weakness of the character, an indicator of old age. What is more, they ignore the fact that it is always easier to prevent than to cure. With the development of diagnostic methods many diseases have been managed to reveal already at early stages and to cure safely”.
E. Zykova mentions that regular examinations are needed at age over 30. Many diseases appear exactly at this period for the first time, little physical activity and high-stress situations contribute to a high blood pressure.
Cardiologists advise: if you feel something wrong (frequent headaches, sleep disturbances, heart palpitation, irritability), you should try to persuade your husband, father or son to measure arterial blood pressure (BP). Nowadays it might be done in any pharmacy. If BP is higher than 120/80 mm Hg (even 125/85 mm Hg), it is a reason to be concerned about and apply to a specialist. You should remember that risk of sudden death increases after 40 years old. You should pay your attention mainly to a disease prevention; choose a convenient variant of examination: complex, in the evenings or in the mornings before work, on weekends. It is important to turn exactly to a healthcare facility (clinics and outpatient centers), but not to a health center.
