Men are more susceptible to coronary artery disease than women

According to the latest study of the Vietnam Heart Institute, up to 16.3% of the Northern population suffers from cardiovascular disease, of which coronary artery disease is at the top. Across the country, millions of people suffer from coronary heart disease every year and about 10% of these patients die from a heart attack.

Cardiovascular disease is the biggest health threat to men today.It was responsible for the death of nearly 345,000 men in 2000 (according to the American Heart Association), Dr. Tran Thi Khue Vy, FV Hospital's Cardiology Department, added that coronary artery disease usually takes 90-95%. related to the process of atherosclerosis, deposition of cholesterol in the arterial walls, causing many different complications (mildly severe, chronic myocardial ischemia, acute myocardial infarction).

Usually in men, the incidence of coronary artery disease is higher than that of women, only after the menopause, the number of women with this disease is equal to that of men.

According to Dr. Vy, the risks that often lead to major coronary disease are obesity, physical inactivity, smoking, high blood pressure and diabetes .

In terms of expression , although sometimes without clinical manifestations, symptoms of coronary artery disease are usually angina. Typical angina is usually in the back of the sternum or in the anterior heart area with a feeling of heavy pressure or like a pressure spreading to the neck, left shoulder and arm down, lasting about 2-5 minutes. Sometimes chest pain with fast breathing indicates a heart attack.

Currently, the medical industry has found many directions to treat cardiovascular disease , depending on the severity of the disease, but the best way according to Dr. Vy is 'prevention is better than cure'. This means that patients only need to change their lifestyle, avoid risk factors such as changing bad habits to start a life of moderation, exercise, play sports, non-smoking, diet grease, avoid salt .

Particularly for people with severe coronary artery disease (acute myocardial infarction), surgery or coronary artery surgery is required. In all cases, once you have coronary artery disease, treatment must be long-term, sometimes lifelong and costly.

In addition, to avoid severe coronary artery disease, newly discovered patients should have regular checkups, control of blood pressure (measuring blood pressure at least once a year) and not smoking, maintaining weight. heavy weight (not overweight or obese) and should not be stressed.