Doctors: The number of people with heart failure to triple by 2060 – RIA Novosti

12:58 29.08.2016

(updated: 13:13 29.08.2016 )

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MOSCOW, August 29 – RIA Novosti. The number of older people with problems with the heart and blood vessels at least triple by 2060, which will strengthen its “leadership” position among the causes of death, said the scientists, who spoke at the congress European society of Cardiology in Rome.

“Heart failure is one of the most common health problems for the entire planet, which is increasingly seen as the human aging. It can cause coronary heart disease, hypertension, obesity and diabetes. All of these diseases are more common among older people, which will be the reason why the number of people with heart problems will grow significantly, “- said Ragnar Danielsen (Ragnar Danielsen) from the University of Landspitali in Reykjavik (Iceland)

Danielsen. and colleagues came to this conclusion after analyzing data on the prevalence of heart disease and blood vessels among the nearly six million elderly residents of Iceland, randomly selected from the database. Their ages ranged from 66 to 98 years, allowing scientists to assess how the cardiovascular health . -sosudistoy system with age

Their analysis showed that of these problems often suffer from men than women – about 4.8% of men had heart failure, and only 2.8% of Icelandic ladies experienced . similar problems with the heart and blood vessels in addition, the frequency of occurrence of heart failure increased with age – for Iceland at the age of 69 years, it was only 1.9%, and when the level of 80 years – grew to 6%.

All this, according to the authors of the report, said that by mid-century, when the world’s population, especially in Europe and all developed countries will grow old, we are waiting for an entire epidemic problems with heart failure, the number of cases where at least triple by 2060 and to double by 2040. All this, according to Danielsen, will carry to serious socio-economic consequences and dramatically increase the burden on the health care system.

“Our research – wake-up call for politicians and employees of health services, which should put more effort in order . to prevent the growth of the epidemic of heart failure Such measures may include the timely provision of assistance to people who have experienced a heart attack, and health promotion and preventive care among vulnerable populations “, – concludes a doctor

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