2023-06-24 11:30:00
Cardiovascular disorders are becoming more frequent and are due to a multiplicity of factors. Photo courtesy.
She is a native of Villa María, Córdoba, although her interest in growing in her professional field motivated her to settle in Roca several years ago. Through the cycle “In line with your heart” that premieres on Tuesdays in “DIGO”, about data, advice and recommendations to improve our habits and thus avoid cardiovascular diseases.
Over the years we have become accustomed to talking about cardiovascular risk factors and prioritizing the traditional ones, such as hypertension, smoking, obesity and diabetes. However, recently, people began to talk about the factors psychosocial and its implications.
These types of factors are defined as the relationship that exists between a psychological phenomenon with the environment and the changes that it will produce in the body from the physiopathological point of view. The role of these in the development and evolution of cardiovascular diseases has already been studied since the last century.
Healthy eating is a fundamental step to reverse any cardiovascular problem
Sonia Costantini. Medical specialist in cardiology.
“Initially it was believed that they act in the middle of the influence of the other traditional risk factors. However, today we have enough evidence to consider them as independent elements, since are associated with a high risk for the development of cardiovascular disease, mainly in women.” emphasized Sonia Costantini.
Sonia Costantini. Medical specialist in cardiology.
Women, according to statistics, stend to present greater vulnerability to these psychosocial factors. In most cases, negative emotional states increase the risk of ischemic heart disease. This is due to a greater arterial hypertension, increased inflammatory response and the development of arteriosclerosis.
“It should be noted that emotional disturbances, mainly negative emotions and responsibilities at home, family, and performing multiple roles, increase the risk of ischemic heart disease in women,” added Costantini.
Heart problems are the leading cause of mortality in the world, and Argentina is no exception. There are alarming statistics and habits that should help us make some changes in our daily lives to reverse this situation.
There are factors that cannot be modified such as age, sex and genetic load. However, there are many others that can be improved with changes and transformations. These are high blood pressure, sedentary lifestyle, obesity, diabetes and cholesterol.
“It is essential to identify these factors to understand how they affect our survival and quality of life,” Costantini commented. Healthy eating is a fundamental step to reverse any cardiovascular problem.
“We must try to maintain a diet that provides all the essential nutrients and the energy necessary for us to carry out daily activities and stay healthy,” he added. It is estimated that one in five deaths globally is attributable to inadequate nutrition.
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Sonia opens her microspace every Tuesday at 4:00 p.m.: “I joined”I SAY» because I feel the commitment to bring knowledge to the community on these issues. It is important to know the statistics to begin to raise awareness about how we live, what we eat, how sedentary we are and how we can modify our quality of life just by knowing disease prevention”, he expressed.
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