To avoid heart attacks and other cardiovascular diseases, it is necessary to stay away from behavioural risk factors, an Associate Professor of Medicine at the University of Lagos and a consultant cardiologist at the Lagos University Teaching Hospital (LUTH), Dr Amam Mbakwem has said.
Dr. Mbakwem, made the appealed during at the commemoration of Pfizer’s 25 years of commitment to cardiovascular health in Nigeria and the re-launch of one of its leading cardiovascular brands, in Lagos.
The behavioural risk factors, according to her include tobacco use, unhealthy diet, obesity, physical inactivity and harmful use of alcohol. Mbakwem described heart attacks and strokes as acute events mainly caused by a blockage that prevents blood from flowing to the heart or brain.
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“The most common reason for this is a build-up of fatty deposits on the inner walls of the blood vessels that supply the heart or brain. Strokes can also be caused by bleeding from a blood vessel in the brain or from blood clots. The cause of heart attacks and strokes are usually the presence of a combination of risk factors, such as tobacco use, unhealthy diet and obesity, physical inactivity and harmful use of alcohol, hypertension, diabetes and hyperlipidaemia,” she said. Explaining further, Mbakwem noted that the rate of hypertension in the country has moved from 11 percent to 20 percent.
“And now, we are talking of even 40 percent. This is not too good because the condition can damage the heart, or the brain, leading to stroke, heart failure, systemic or pulmonary failure. But if we can get the hypertension controlled through medicine, a lot of damages can be averted.”
Speaking on Pfizer’s 25 years commitment to cardiovascular health in Nigeria, The Medical Director, Pfizer NEAR, Dr. Kodjo Soroh, said the company has built a tradition of excellence in addressing the growing concerns of cardiovascular diseases by organizing disease awareness programs and free medical screening for the general public
By: Franka Osakwe
National Mirror News
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