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World Heart Day Message

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02 Oct, 20 08:33
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World Heart Day Message

World Heart Day is celebrated all over the globe on 29th septemeber.The main idea is to decrease the burden of heart diseases by 25% by2025, as heart diseases are responsible for 50% of deaths due to noncommunicable diseases.The theme of this year is Let your heart beat the heart disease and related morbidity and mortality.There are many modifiable and nonmodifiable risk factors resposnsible for heart diseases, some of these factors can be easily controlled and reduced thereby preventing occurrence of major cardiovascular event like heart attack and stroke.
Let us discuss the risk factors which can be contolled, like physical inactivity, tobacco use, unhealthy diet, cholesterol, blood pressure, obesity and overweight.All these are self understandable and controllable, two to two and half  hours of physical activity in any form, yoga, dancing, cycling, gymming, gardening is effective in reducing the risk of heart disease by 50 percent, reducing high blood pressure, taking control of blood sugar, boosting your mood, having good sleep also help a lot.Tobacco use in any form smoking cigarettes, pipes, cigars or  chewing is angerous not only for lungs but also for heart. Even a single cigarette a day is dangerous, It increases blood pressure, increases clot formation in arteries, causes heart attacks and stroke. Unhealthy diet, rich in oils, fried things, less fibre in diet, diet containing high sugar and sweetners also increases the risk of heart diseases, so one has to avoid these food items. 
Less Sugar in diet, vegetables, fresh fruit juices, unsaturated fatty acids like vegetable oils are beneficial in increasing the good cholesterol that is HDL and decreasing the bad cholesterol like LDL and triglycerides.High blood pressure more than 140/90 is always dangerous and should be controlled , We should keep check  by regular exercise, avoiding high salt in diet, and regularly checking it , If it is still high –then one needs to take medications also to control it.Obesity and being overweight makes the heart work more, Blood pressure and sugar levels are also high in this population. We have to maintain balance of diet and physical exercise to keep our weight in check . some of our colleagues daily weigh themselves and  avoid excessive eating. As far as type of oils are concerned, vegetable oils in moderate amount are considered good for heart.Diabetes mellitus where there is less production of insulin or resistance to insulin in our body results in high incidence of heart attacks, stroke, blindness, amputations etc. Regular check of blood sugar, glycosylated Hb and regular physical excersises, weight conrol, and regular medications are very important.Most importantly, now in Corona Pandemic  heart patients are at high risk of developing more problems due to covid-19 because of poor cardiorespiratory reserve, all have to follow safety measures strictly like keeping social distancing, wearing masks, washing hands regularly with soap for at least 20 seconds, avoid touching your face and eyes, getting in touch with your physician if symptoms like fever, cough, breathing difficulty develop and treating yourself early in the disease is always better.
Use heart for society, urself and ur loved ones; and specially now we do not know where this covid-19 pandemic is going to take us, but we do know is taking care of our hearts right now  is more important than ever.Use your heart to beat heart diseases and covid-19. (Courtesy - Ashok Mathur)
-Dr. Sanjay Gandhi
Senior Cardiac Surgeon and Head, 
Department of Cardiothoracic and Vascular Surgery, Geetanjali Medical College and Hospital
 


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