World Heart Day was founded in 2000 to inform people around the globe that heart disease and stroke are the world’s leading causes of death. This day is celebrating on 29thSeptember. In this year we are going to celebrating ‘world heart day’ with the slogan of “Power Your life”. By ensuring that everyone has the chance to make healthy heart choices wherever they live, work and play, World Heart Day encourages us all to reduce our cardiovascular risk, and promotes a heart-healthy planet for those around us.
Heart
is a main and vital organ of our body which regulates the blood and help to
maintain our body functions by transporting nutritious substances to the single
cell level. In now day heart disease are major cause of premature death. The
heart disease are also known as cardiovascular disease (CVD). About 80% of
premature deaths occurs from cardiovascular disease. The major cardiovascular
disease include coronary artery disease, myocardial infraction (heart attack)
and arrhythmias. The most common heart disease is coronary heart disease which
is major cause of premature death among cardiovascular disease cases. CVD are
more prone on developing as well as developed countries. The major cause of the
cardiovascular problem is sedentary life style and lack of physical activity.
It affects the heart and lead to dysfunction and cause the decrease blood
supply to vital organ kidney and brain.
Risk
factors
The
major risk factor for the development of cardiovascular disease they are
Modifiable
·
Blood pressure
·
Smoking
·
Diabetes
·
Sedentary
lifestyle
·
High cholesterol
diet
·
Obesity
·
Stress
·
Alcohol use
Non modifiable
·
Family history
·
Ethnicity
·
Age
Symptoms
and signs
The
symptoms of cardiovascular disease are deferent from the specific disease
however general symptoms of heart
disease are;
ü headache,
ü chest pain,
ü shortness
of breath,
ü numbness,
ü weakness,
ü pain
in the neck, jaw, throat, upper abdomen or back with transforming pattern
ü Sudden
decrease or increase in blood pressure.
If these symptoms are
seen you should to consult with your doctor or cardiologist. When you met the
doctors the doctors conform your disease by doing different test like as ECG,
echocardiogram, X-ray of chest and different blood test. If the disease as
conformed you should take medicine continuously and should change your behaviour.
Preventive
measures
ü The risk of CVD can prevent by changing your
behaviour and promotes our life with continuous use of medicine. The preventive
measures are;
ü Cessation of smoking,
ü Take regular exercise more than 30 minutes per day,
ü Reduce your body weight, control of blood pressure.
ü Eat a heart healthy diet such as a diet reach in
fruits vegetable grains and do not eat food that contains a fat.
ü Maintain the cholesterol level in your body.
ü Take adequate rest and refreshment to reduce the stress.
ü Alcohol consumption also emphasize CVD so the
consumption of alcohol should be maintain below the harmful level.
At
the end cardiovascular disease are develop as the major disease that kill you
in premature stage. So you should change your behaviour pattern, food intake
habit and change sedentary lifestyle to avoid CVD. Save our heart and be health
Themes of World Heart Day
There are particular
theme (related to the topic) for every year’s celebration of the world heart
day to bring more awareness. All the themes are below year wise:
·
Theme of 2015
was “creating heart-healthy environments”.
·
Theme of 2014
was “Heart Choices NOT Hard Choices”.
·
Theme of 2013
was “Take the road to a healthy heart”.
·
Theme of 2012
was “One World, One Heart, One Home”.
·
Theme of 2011
was “One World, One Heart, One Home”.
·
Theme of 2009
and 2010 was “I Work with Heart”.
·
Theme of 2008
was “Know your Risk”.
·
Theme of 2007
was “Team Up for Healthy Hearts!”.
·
Theme of 2006
was “How Young is Your Heart?”
·
Theme of 2005
was “Healthy Weight, Healthy Shape”.
·
Theme of 2004
was “Children, Adolescents and Heart Disease”
·
Theme of 2003
was “Women, Heart Disease and Stroke”.
·
Theme of 2002
was “What Shape are you in?”.
·
Theme of 2001
was “A Heart for Life”.
·
Theme of 2000
was “I Love my Heart: Let it beat!”.
