Heart Day: Brazil could reach 400,000 deaths from cardiovascular disease in 2022

This Thursday (29) is World Heart Day, a date created to alert people to cardiovascular disease and the importance of taking care of the health of one of the most important organs in the body. Parallel to the day, however, the ‘cardiometer’ of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology (SBC) shows a sad scenario: by the end of this year almost 400,000 Brazilian citizens will die from heart and circulatory diseases.

“There are more than 1100 deaths a day, about 46 every hour, 1 death every 1.5 minutes (90 seconds). Cardiovascular disease causes twice as many deaths as those from all cancers combined, 2.3 times more than all external causes (accidents and violence), 3 times more than respiratory diseases and 6.5 times more. more than all infections including AIDS ”, explains the institute.

Cardiovascular disease is the leading cause of death worldwide, according to data from the World Health Organization (WHO). According to an analysis by SBC, many of these deaths could be prevented or postponed with preventive care and therapeutic measures. Therefore, the alert becomes the first step of the health authorities in the face of the public health problem, followed by preventive measures and adequate treatment of risk factors.

According to a report by THE GLOBEthe main risk factors for cardiovascular disease are: smoking, alcohol consumption, higher than normal cholesterol and blood pressure, diabetes, obesity, sedentary lifestyle and stress.

Data from the Institute of Research and Medical Education (IPEMED) indicate arterial hypertension among the main heart diseases; Coronary heart disease; cerebrovascular disease; peripheral arterial disease; rheumatic heart disease (valve disease) and; congenital heart disease (children).

Poor heart health

Recently, a study conducted with the US population revealed that only one in five Americans have current vascular health – that is, 80% have low to moderate heart health.

For researchers, this means that they are below what would be considered ideal. Men were the ones with the highest average to low scores. Among the components that most contributed to the low score are: improper diet, lack of exercise and BMI recommended above (which may be related to diet). See more about the study here.

The “cardiometer” is an indicator of the number of deaths from cardiovascular disease in Brazil. It was created by the Brazilian Society of Cardiology and can be consulted here!

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