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Heart disesase kills 70 every day
Croatian Times
Heart disease is the number one killer in Croatia that takes some 70 lives every day, daily Jutarnji List writes.
Although it remains a big problem, the numbers are improving slightly each year.
The improvements, however, are not as big as in some other countries in the European Union, where recent history saw some remarkable change.
For example, the British have managed to halve the heart attack mortality rates amongst men and bring them down by 53 per cent amongst women in the last ten years.
The Brits say this is the consequence of the lowering of the risk factors, such as decrease in the number of smokers in public spaces, healthier eating habits, better blood pressure control and lowering of cholesterol.
Similar trends can be noted in other European countries like Ireland, Italy and Scandinavia. But Dr. Michael Goldacre from the British Public Health Department says that all factors are hard to pinpoint as consumption of fat has not dropped significantly in Britain.
He says that the French have the fewest number of heart attacks and heart disease although they eat fatty cheeses, a lot of sour cream and other fats. Some believe, however, that the reason behind their good heart health are small meals and the fact that they drink a glass of red wine with lunch.
Researchers say that the smoking bans in enclosed public spaces have had the biggest influence on health.
The British calculated last year that just in the first year of the smoking ban's implementation, the number of heart attacks went down, saving the health system some 13 million dollars.
Croatia’s progress is not as big but it is noticeable, says Mijo Bergovac, the head of the Institute for Diseases of the heart and blood vessels in Dubrava hospital. In six years, the death rate of those suffering from a heart attack who make it to hospital was halved. Out of 30 European states, Croatia is fifth when it comes to saving the lives of patients with heart attack, thanks to intensive cardiological care units.
But when it comes to cutting down on the risk factors, there is a lot more work to be done.
"We have more fat and overweight people, smoking has not decreased, and cafes are always full of smoke," says Bergovac.
And more physical activity is a must.
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