Number of heart attack cases on rise

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City Desk :
Experts at a scientific seminar said the number of heart attack cases was on rise with the people facing mounting health risk during the last couple of years.
In this context, they identified hypertension, uncontrolled diabetes, obesity and cigarette smoking as the major risk factors for the disease.
They pointed out some other factors like lack of exercise as well as habit of eating fast food, taking soft drinks or various drugs and drinking alcohol as largely responsible for heart ailments.
National Heart Foundation, Rajshahi unit organised the seminar on heart attack in its conference hall in Rajshahi to mark the World Heart Day- 2016. Unit members Prof Dr Shahadat Hossain Raoshan and Prof Dr Shamsuzzaman Chowdhury presented two keynote papers on heart attack along with its preventive measures.
The keynote speakers said modification of life-style, proper control of blood glucose and hypertension and treatment of lipid disorders can help manage the risk factors of heart attack.
There are several ways you can help reduce your risk of developing coronary heart disease (CHD), such as lowering your blood pressure and cholesterol levels.
There are also a number of ways you can do this, which were discussed elaborately.
They said the country’s health sector has attained a significant success in managing the heart diseases with collaborative efforts of both public and private sectors.
Besides, they urged all concerned to have faith on the local heart disease management facilities instead of going frequent abroad for treatment at the cost of huge money. With the unit president Golam Rabbani in the chair, Prof Dr Entajul Haque, Dr Entekhabul Alam, Dr Ahsanul Habib Chowdhury and Dr Jamil alslo spoke.
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