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Senior doctor Prof. Dr. Michael Lehrke, senior physician Dr. Stefan Mang and senior physician Dr. Matthias Volz. © Kliniken Südostbayern
At an event on May 8 in Traunstein, clinicians and general practitioners will be available to answer questions on the topics of cardiovascular disease and diabetes as part of the nationwide awareness campaign “Lifetime is a matter of the heart”.
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Traunstein – Knowing health risks, interpreting symptoms, reacting quickly – education can often save lives. Doctors from Southeast Bavaria Clinics therefore support the nationwide awareness campaign “Lifetime Matters of the Heart”. Together with resident colleagues, they will be available on Wednesday 8 May from 10.00 to 16.00 at Traunsteins torg to answer questions regarding the topics of cardiovascular diseases and diabetes. The information event is supplemented by activities by the Traunstein heart sports team and live resuscitation exercises on medical mannequins.
“It is particularly important for me to inform the population of our region in personal discussions regarding disease risk, but of course also regarding prevention opportunities,” stresses Prof. Dr. Michael Lehrke, new senior physician in cardiology at the Traunstein clinic since 1 January. The experienced expert will clarify open questions from interested parties together with his team and resident doctors.
– In addition to general health education in the family and school, prevention mainly takes place in general practice, adds Eva Greipel, GP in Traunstein. “An aspect of prevention that receives little attention is protection once morest overuse and mistreatment – that is, ‘too much’ medicine or inappropriate interventions.
For example, some patients take cholesterol-lowering drugs even though, apart from increased blood cholesterol, they do not have an increased risk of heart attack or stroke. Putting the measured values into an overall context and paying particular attention to the individual requires family medical expertise, emphasizes the general practitioner.
Personal risk for diabetes or cardiovascular diseases, such as stroke, can also be tested as part of the action day in the square. For example, blood pressure, blood sugar and cholesterol levels are measured. Information materials provide additional information regarding risk factors, including atrial fibrillation, a heart arrhythmia that is often diagnosed too late.
The signal red information bus from the nationwide educational initiative “Herzenssache Lebenzeit”, which was launched by a total of 15 partners – primarily foundations and specialist associations – from the health sector will also be on site. Experts regularly convey the necessary knowledge and thus promote risk awareness.
If you know your personal risk and implement targeted prevention through a balanced diet or regular exercise, you can avoid risk factors for disease, extend your lifespan and, last but not least, increase your quality of life.
Widespread disease diabetes
Currently, more than 425 million people worldwide suffer from diabetes. However, over 212 million remain undiagnosed with the disease. Diabetes is a chronic disease that occurs when the body does not produce enough of the hormone insulin or the body’s cells no longer respond adequately to it.
Cardiovascular disease is a possible consequence due to diabetes-associated comorbidities such as high blood sugar, hypertension and obesity. Patients with type 2 diabetes have a two to four times greater risk of developing cardiovascular disease than people without diabetes.
Heart failure, also known as heart failure, is a common consequence of many heart diseases where the volume of blood pumped by the heart is not sufficient to ensure function. It can be life-threatening or lead to serious impairment of performance. Heart failure is also the most important cause of hospital admissions in Europe and the USA.
“Through our on-site advice, we want to help raise awareness and especially prevent these serious cardiovascular diseases,” explains Dr. Stefan Mang, senior physician at the Southeast Bavaria Clinics, who is involved in the Traunstein Cardiosports Group and will be present together with them in the town square.
Against the background of an increasing trend in the number of diseases and significant risk of secondary diseases, it is easy to see that targeted information on connections between diabetes and cardiovascular diseases such as stroke, atrial fibrillation, heart attack or heart failure is necessary. . However, it is also very important to know what to do as a relative or observer in an emergency situation.
“Practical resuscitation exercises enable them to deal with it correctly and courageously,” says Dr. Matthias Volz, senior physician in the intensive care unit at the Traunstein Clinic. All interested parties are warmly welcome to the information event on the square in Traunstein on 8 May from 10am to 4pm.
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