Cardiovascular patients are getting younger and younger.

The information was announced by Dr. Nguyen Anh Dung, head of the Cardiovascular Unit, Post Office Hospital, at a scientific conference held on October 12. The conference was attended by many leading experts in many fields such as reproductive support, urology, spinal surgery, internal medicine, otolaryngology, stem cells and genetics, nursing...

Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in the world. In Vietnam, about 200,000 people die from cardiovascular diseases each year, accounting for 33% of all deaths. The World Health Organization (WHO) estimates that 17.5 million people die from cardiovascular diseases each year.

"The number of young people with the disease is increasing, 11-13% each year," said Dr. Dung, adding that many 25-35 year olds have myocardial infarction, heart failure...

Dr. Tran Hung Manh, Director of the Post Office Hospital, also acknowledged that the number of cardiovascular patients increases by an average of over 10% each year. Every day, the unit receives nearly 100 people coming to examine cardiovascular diseases.

The Vietnam National Heart Institute recorded 3,500-4,000 cases of cardiovascular intervention, of which 15-17% were patients under 40 years old.

Cardiovascular disease is considered a "silent killer" because it often develops silently. Most cardiovascular deaths are mainly due to lack of timely detection and treatment. For example, high blood pressure often has no specific symptoms, only when measuring blood pressure will the patient see high blood pressure index. Therefore, patients are subjective in treating and monitoring their condition.

The prevalence of hypertension in adults increases by about 1% per year and accounts for 25%, one in four adults has hypertension. Hypertension increases the risk of death from stroke by 4 times and increases the risk of death from cardiovascular disease by 3 times compared to people without the disease.

The reasons for the increasing number of cardiovascular cases are due to improper diet, overweight and obesity, risk of atherosclerotic plaque formation, high blood pressure. Sedentary lifestyle, alcohol abuse, smoking, frequent stress, and pressure in life also cause the number of new cases to increase.

In addition, air pollution is linked to about a quarter of deaths from cardiovascular disease and stroke, according to the World Health Organization (WHO). Long-term exposure to other sources of pollution increases the risk of cardiovascular disease and stroke by 10-20%.

In particular, young people often subjectively do not think they are sick, do not recognize the symptoms of myocardial infarction, miss the "golden time" for treatment, increase complications, and even death.

To reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases, it is necessary to eat properly, limit the intake of fat, animal skin, liver, fast food. Actively exercise, limit alcohol and stimulants. Young people should not subjectively think that myocardial infarction only occurs in the elderly and ignore the signs of the disease, which can easily lead to serious complications later.