Heart Month
2024-09-18
1. What is Cardiovascular Disease (CVD)?
CVD is a term that refers to any disease of the heart and blood vessels (including those of the brain).
- The most prevalent cardiovascular diseases are heart attack and stroke.
- Worldwide over 17.5 million deaths each year are due to CVD, including 7.3 million deaths due to heart attacks and 6.2 million deaths due to strokes.
2. What are the warning signs for a Heart Attack?
- Discomfort or pain in the centre of the chest lasting more
- than a few minutes. There may be a single episode of pain, or it may recur.
- Discomfort or pain in other areas of the upper body, including one or both shoulders and arms, the back, neck, jaw or stomach.
- Shortness of breath with or without chest discomfort.
- Other symptoms such as light-headedness, nausea, and breaking out in a cold sweat.