Your heart is one of the most vital parts of the body and it's near to your lungs in the center of the chest and sternum, slightly on your left side, a layer called pericardium surrounds your heart. It weighs 200 to 425mg and almost similar to the size of your fist.
According to the Philippine Heart Association, "Heart attack and stroke are the number one killer in the Philippines". Heart disease may be a leading cause of death but that doesn't mean you have to accept it as your fate. Although you lack the power to change some risk factors, you can help prevent heart disease by making healthy choices and managing any health conditions you may have.
Family support and connections are the keys to enabling cardiovascular disease(CVD) patient cope up and overcome these health challenges. More importantly, every member or person in the family should be equipped with very relevant information and awareness about CVD such as Hyperlipidemia
This support system is the key factors in assisting CVD patients in coping up and overcoming these health challenges by providing insightful guidelines to each family members on how to manage CVD's such as Hyperlipidemia thus enabling the patients to take action during critical times thereby avoiding the dilemma, especially in a life and death situations.
Besides providing humane medical care health institutions should give prime importance to pursuing medical research, as well as imparting training to medical and paramedical staff, equally important is to create an improved public awareness of Cardiovascular diseases (CVD) with educational initiatives to achieve the goal of changing the way CVD is managed and prevented.
The work of all internal organs and systems depends on the quality of blood circulation in our bodies. the supply of oxygen and nutrients including the removal of carbon dioxide and waste products from the metabolism in the internal organs. When one is young the blood vessels are young, elastic and clear from any blockage(plaque, fats) and nourishment of all organs is optimal. Clogged arteries and small blood vessels greatly increase the likelihood of heart attack, stroke and even death, so it is important to be aware no matter how old we are including having access to new and innovative treatments in the management of '' Dyslipidemia '' can make a difference for patients who are not able to achieve their lipid goals with statin alone or suffering from statin intolerance.
A PCSK9 inhibitor is an option if a statin is no longer working. It has been in the global market for almost 3 years and is now being introduced in the local market courtesy of Zuellig Pharma Corporation and Amgen Philippines as its marketing arm. With the patient in mind and at the heart the institutions are committed to improving the lives of patients struggling with Dyslipidemia by helping them and their families to take the necessary action to prevent and manage their health risk.
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