On its second webicon session, Cardinal Santos Medical Center focused on promoting awareness about Cardiovascular Diseases. Esteemed specialists discussed about the importance of caring for one's heart to prevent cardiovascular ailments and at the same time, how to address or treat an existing heart ailment. As the saying goes, prevention is better than cure.
CSMC doctors include Dr. Ariel Miranda, Head of Cardinal Santos' Cardiovascular Institute; Dr. Rochelle Regina Cruz, Critical Care and Heart Failure Unit Head; Dr. Lourdes Ella Santos, Head of Preventive Cardiology; and DR. Regidor Encabo as moderator.
According to Dr. Encabo, there is a perception that cardiovascular diseases only occur among adults aged 60 above, but based on actual cases, there are now a growing number of young people developinng these disease, "That is why it is vital that people learn to identify and manage heart disease risk factors."
Dr. Cruz presented a very animated presentation about heart failure and its symptoms. She is a Heart Failure Cardiologist.
We all used to think that only "old" people get sick with cardiovascular diseases BUT this is not true. Dr. Cruz identified those under the risk factor are those who have a family history of heart ailments in the family are as vulnerable. Other risk factors include those who are obese, hypertensive, those with diabetes, those with unhealthy lifestyles such as smokers and alcoholic drinkers, and those with sedentary lifestyle. Another surprising risk factor are who suffer from sleep disorders.
Based on a research survey on Philhealth claims in 2014, Hypertension is one of the common cause of heart failure.
Meanwhile, Dr. Santos presented some slides and explained about Preventive Strategies to Reduce Cardiovascular Risk.
She talked about preventive cardiology with a focus on managing the associated risk factors, which fall under two classifications: non-modifiable risk factors, which are age, sex, and genetic disorders to name a few; and modifiable risk factors, which include smoking, sedentary lifestyle, diet, increased cholesterol levels, hypertension, inflammation, diabetes, and obesity, among others.
"The role of a preventive cardiologist is to help individuals minimize these risk factors in order to prevent the occurrence of cardiovascular diseases," explained Dr. Santos. "According to the American Heart Association and American College of Cardiology, a team-based care approach is an effective strategy for the prevention of cardiovascular disease, and this is one of the options being offered by the Preventive Cardiology of Cardinal Santos."
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