Cardiovascular disease is extremely common today. They are observed in all age groups. Over the past decades, a tendency toward an increase in the number of cardiovascular diseases in people of a fairly young age has been identified. Moreover, such ailments as coronary heart disease, myocardial infarction and arterial hypertension are determined in them. By the age of 40, few people are able to say that he is not concerned about cardiovascular diseases. Statistics of recent decades show that this pathology over time becomes more and more common.
Causes of an increase in cardiovascular ailments
There are many factors that can increase this incidence rate. A certain role in this was played by the achievements of modern medicine. The fact is that previously people with heart defects, as well as early forms of other diseases, died without having time to leave offspring. Thus, the so-called natural selection was supported , that is, the strongest survived and multiplied. Now, medicine can put people on their feet even with very serious cardiovascular pathology.
In addition, it should be noted that the modern lifestyle is significantly different from that which was characteristic of our grandfathers and even fathers. Today's generation is moving much less. This is not surprising, because many modern professions are connected with working at a computer, almost every second family has their own car, and the complete differentiation of labor also does not contribute to increasing the motor activity of a person. All this does not work very well on the human cardiovascular system. In the absence of an adequate load, it begins to function incorrectly.
It should also be noted that now the diagnosis of diseases of the cardiovascular system is at a completely different level than before. Today it is much easier to identify a particular ailment than 20-30 years ago.
What does this threaten?
Already today, cardiovascular diseases by the age of 40-50 are present in approximately 2/3 of the population. Every year the number of patients suffering from such ailments becomes more and more. At the same time, do not forget that diseases from this group are distinguished by the fact that they are chronic and not very well treatable. Ultimately, all this leads to the need to develop more and more new means to combat cardiovascular diseases.
Modern treatment approach
To date, the most rational is a complex effect on the pathological process that affects the cardiovascular system. First, the patient must maintain a sufficient level of activity. Only under this condition will cardiovascular disease slow down its progression. Secondly, such patients are most often prescribed several drugs at once. Thirdly, they are usually recommended to adhere to a particular diet. This is necessary to get rid of excess weight, and to reduce the intake of certain substances in the body that adversely affect the cardiovascular system.