Doctors say most heart disease is preventable
<p><span word="Coronary">Coronary</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="number">number</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="killer">killer</span>, <span word="worldwide">worldwide</span>, <span word="of">of</span> <span word="men">men</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="over">over</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="age">age</span> <span word="of">of</span> 60. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="all">all</span> <span word="ages">ages</span> <span word="succumb">succumb</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="attacks">attacks</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="year">year</span>. <span word="And">And</span> <span word="while">while</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="rates">rates</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="declined">declined</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="US">US</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="western">western</span> <span word="European">European</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>, <span word="mortality">mortality</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rise">rise</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="developing">developing</span> <span word="world">world</span>. <span word="Yet">Yet</span> <span word="most">most</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="preventable">preventable</span>.</p><p><span word="No">No</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="guessed">guessed</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="Barbara">Barbara</span> <span word="Teng">Teng</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="attack">attack</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="overweight">overweight</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="smoke">smoke</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="she">she</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="exercise">exercise</span>.</p><p>“<span word="In">In</span> 2004, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="week">week</span> <span word="after">after</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="turned">turned</span> 49, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="business">business</span> <span word="trip">trip</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="Chicago">Chicago</span>, <span word="I">I</span> <span word="had">had</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="major">major</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="attack">attack</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="And">And</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="changed">changed</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="life">life</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="now">now</span> <span word="exercises">exercises</span> <span word="daily">daily</span>, <span word="monitors">monitors</span> <span word="her">her</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="health">health</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="speaks">speaks</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="events">events</span> <span word="held">held</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="Sister">Sister</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="Sister">Sister</span>, <span word="a">a</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="health">health</span> <span word="program">program</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="women">women</span>. <span word="Susan">Susan</span> <span word="Gurley">Gurley</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="organization">organization</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="director">director</span>, <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="message">message</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="urgent">urgent</span>.</p><p>"<span word="Heart">Heart</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="is">is</span> 82 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="preventable">preventable</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="women">women</span>," <span word="she">she</span> <span word="said">said</span>.</p><p><span word="It">It</span>’<span word="s">s</span> <span word="also">also</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="leading">leading</span> <span word="cause">cause</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="death">death</span> <span word="for">for</span> <span word="men">men</span>. <span word="The">The</span> <span word="World">World</span> <span word="Health">Health</span> <span word="Organization">Organization</span> <span word="reports">reports</span> <span word="that">that</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="people">people</span> <span word="die">die</span> <span word="each">each</span> <span word="year">year</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="than">than</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="cause">cause</span>. <span word="WHO">WHO</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="more">more</span> <span word="than">than</span> 60 <span word="percent">percent</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="deaths">deaths</span> <span word="from">from</span> <span word="cardiovascular">cardiovascular</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="place">place</span> <span word="in">in</span> <span word="low">low</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="middle">middle</span>-<span word="income">income</span> <span word="countries">countries</span>. <span word="It">It</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="heart">heart</span> <span word="disease">disease</span> <span word="pandemic">pandemic</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="on">on</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="rise">rise</span>.</p><p><span word="Dr">Dr</span>. <span word="Patrice">Patrice</span> <span word="Desvigne">Desvigne</span>-<span word="Nickens">Nickens</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="National">National</span> <span word="Heart">Heart</span>, <span word="Lung">Lung</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="Blood">Blood</span> <span word="Institute">Institute</span>. <span word="She">She</span> <span word="says">says</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="key">key</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="staying">staying</span> <span word="healthy">healthy</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="knowing">knowing</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="numbers">numbers</span>.</p>
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