In addition to cancer, cardiovascular diseases are more and more common in Vietnam and are one of the leading causes of death.
Not only the elderly, young people in the group of 30-40 years old have more and more people suffering from cardiovascular diseases. There are people who are only about 30 years old also have sudden cardiac arrest and the risk of sudden death is very high. On hot days in a row, doctors also recommend that people be careful with their heart health.
Although he is only 27 years old, recently, Mr. Le The Minh (Hanoi) has constantly had chest pains. Concerned, Mr. Minh went to the hospital for examination. And Mr. Nguyen Ngoc Minh, 31 years old in Tuyen Quang, only appeared pain for a few days, had to be hospitalized and transferred to Hanoi for urgent treatment. He was diagnosed with 90% coronary artery stenosis, and was assigned to intervene to place a stent.
At the Postal Hospital, recently, young people have come to see more and more cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension, arrhythmia, and atherosclerosis. According to the Vietnam Heart Institute, out of a total of 3.500 - 4.000 cases of cardiovascular intervention at the Institute 1 year, people under 40 years old account for 15 - 17%.
According to doctors, everyone is at risk of cardiovascular diseases, especially those who smoke a lot, are stressed, have a history of high blood pressure, dyslipidemia, etc. Frequent shortness of breath, angina, spontaneous cyanosis, fatigue in walking, or unusual palpitations may indicate cardiovascular disease and should be examined immediately.