Cardiologist Urges Early Detection of Heart Risk Factors
Academician Evgeny Shlyakhto emphasized early detection of cardiovascular risk factors as the main focus of cardiology, highlighting lifestyle changes and medical markers to prevent heart disease.
Consensus
- Academician Evgeny Shlyakhtо is the President of the Russian Cardiological Society and an academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences.
- The main focus of modern cardiology should be early detection of pre-disease conditions (pre-risk factors) in heart and vascular health.
- Factors such as blood pressure, cholesterol, glucose, smoking, weight, sleep, and physical activity significantly impact heart health and longevity.
- A systolic blood pressure of 122 mm Hg is now considered prehypertension.
- The normal waist circumference for men has been reduced from 102 cm to 94 cm.
- If no risk factors are present until age 50, an additional 15 years of active life without serious illness is guaranteed.
- Maintaining healthy habits adds 12 years of healthy life for men and 14 years for women.
- The Almazov National Medical Research Centre oversees 42 regions with over 80% two-hour access to emergency care for acute coronary syndrome.
- Seven key pre-risk markers have been identified in the state guarantee program for early detection.
- Centers for healthy longevity are being established based on these markers.
Points of divergence
- Olya Romashina, a clinical psychologist and nutritionist, discussed the benefits of polyphenols in heart health and their sources in food. — vm
Coverage (3 sources)
- Academician of the Russian Academy of Sciences Evgeny Shlyakhto named pre-disease the main focus of cardiologists — РИАМО
- Expert named main risk factors for heart - SPB Newspaper - Saint Petersburg news — Gazeta.SPb
- How to preserve heart health — Вечерняя Москва
Key entities
- Evgeny Shlyakhto
- RAS
- St. Petersburg Diary
- Russian Cardiological Society
- Saint Petersburg
- National Medical Research Center named after V. A. Almazov
- SPB RU News Newspaper
- Ludmila Dutko