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12/11/2012
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Brasília - In Brazil, every two minutes someone is a victim of sudden death. The calculation of the Brazilian Society of Cardiac Arrhythmias (Sobrac), which promotes the campaign on Sunday in Heart Beat One, in all capitals. Besides demonstrating the correct use of automated external defibrillators, physicians and other health professionals guide people on how to prevent cardiac arrhythmias. They are in parks, shopping centers and beaches. The activities are part of the National Day of Prevention of Cardiac Arrhythmias and Sudden Death.
As president of Sobrac, Adalberto Lorga Filho, rather than draw attention to the disease and its consequences, the campaign wants to raise awareness about the importance of good health practices, such as regular physical activity and regular consultation with a professional specialized. The recommendations include weight control, blood pressure and diabetes, and food with little salt.
Silent disease with a higher incidence in males, cardiac arrhythmia is responsible for 80% to 90% of cases of sudden death. The higher prevalence occurs between the ages of 45 and 75 years. The disease also affects people in the age group most productive years and many athletes, usually young and healthy.
According to the cardiologist and arrhythmologist José Sobral Neto, the lack of information hinders much prevention. When a problem appears in people under 35 years of age usually origin is genetic. "People in this age group who have cases in the family, should be careful and do preventive checkups once a year," he explains. The doctor also said that patients often underestimate some symptoms, such as dizziness, fainting and pain and the doctor did not seek to investigate what happened. "This is a mistake," he warns.
Among cardiologists, a classic example of an arrhythmia that can cause sudden death in the case of the player Serginho, of São Caetano do Sul, who died during a football match in 2004. More recently, the player of the Brazilian Volleyball Women's Dani Lins was diagnosed with cardiac arrhythmia, caused by a virus. The athlete had overcome the problem and returned to train normally. However, in some more severe cases and if you are a high performance athlete, it may be necessary to interrupt the sport.
During the Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) 2012 international congress on arrhythmia, was presented a study on the security of sports for athletes who implanted a defibrillator. The equipment converts all tachycardia episodes by means of a directed shock to the heart. Of the 372 patients enrolled, only seven had cardiac arrest. All solved the problem that was successfully reversed by shocks equipment.
"This record opens new horizons for better understanding of the natural history of disease in these patients, as well as new perspectives in the treatment of athletes, not only prolongs survival but also preserving the quality of life," said Bruno Valdigem, specialist in electrophysiology clinical and invasive Brazilian Society of Cardiac Arrhythmias.
Source: Agency Brazil
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