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According to WHO, cardiovascular diseases remain the leading cause of death worldwide. The organization's experts insist that people are not sufficiently well-informed about the prevention of cardiovascular diseases and are often swayed by common myths about the heart.
Sometimes you can hear: if you are destined to have a heart attack, it will happen. But scientists from the WHO refute this "postulate", by giving up the use of tobacco and alcohol, as well as increasing the level of physical activity, making your diet healthier and normalizing your weight, you can protect your heart from a dangerous disorder.
Also, many people believe that it is not necessary to measure blood pressure regularly "just like that", and run for tonometers only when they feel worse. This is also a big mistake, experts say.
According to medical professionals, hypertension is often asymptomatic. Meanwhile, hypertension is the main cause of cardiovascular diseases. Early detection of hypertension can help prevent complications, doctors remind and advise to measure blood pressure regularly at home.
Do not think that cardiovascular diseases occur equally in men and women. Scientists indicate that this is one of the typical mistakes. Experts emphasize: manifestations of heart pathologies often depend on gender.
"Symptoms in men with a heart attack are usually more typical, but in women, a "silent heart attack" occurs more often, which is almost symptomless," scientists warned.
According to available data, up to 40 percent of women diagnosed with a heart attack did not experience any chest pain, while 50 percent of such women began experiencing sleep problems about a month before the heart attack.
Is it true that exercise is contraindicated for heart problems? Scientists claim that this is also a myth. They note that when talking about the need to increase the level of physical activity, most doctors mean loads of moderate intensity - walks in nature, walking, etc. There are very few people for whom increased activity is contraindicated - most of them physically need it, experts are convinced.
