Sunday marks the 18th World Heart Day. This year's theme is "cohesion of strength for the transmission of love." Experts warn that in recent years the proportion of young people suffering from heart disease is increasing, and it is a matter of urgency to focus on heart health. World Heart Day is celebrated on the last Sunday in September every year.
A 30-year-old man in Huai’an city likes to smoke and drink with a bad habit of staying up late into the night. One day last week, he felt a persistent pain in his chest after returning home from the night shift.
I slept until about three o'clock in the afternoon and felt the aggravating chest pain, the man said. When I was rushed to the hospital, the doctors confirmed that I had a heart infarction.
Statistics show that heart disease, as the "number one killer", threatens the health of human beings, claiming the lives of 17 million people worldwide and about 3.5 million people in China every year. In China, the incidence of CHD in the 35-to 44-year age group increased to 30.3 in the past 3 years.
More and more people suffer from work pressure and fatigue by working late into the midnight, so people should take care when they feel chest pain like kind of chest oppression, and often accompanied by such symptoms as nausea and vomiting, said a doctor with the No. 1 People’s Hospital of Huai’an City.
Experts warn that people should take care to prevent the occurrences of hypertension, hyperglycemia and hyperlipidemia so as not to induce heart disease. In the daily life, people should keep a routine life, do more exercise and maintain a balanced diet.
The World Heart Foundation organizes World Heart Day, an international campaign held on September 29 to inform people about cardiovascular diseases, which are the biggest cause of death. The day promotes preventative measures to reduce the risk of cardiovascular diseases.
Governments and non-government organizations celebrate and promote World Heart Day with activities such as fun runs, public talks, concerts, and sporting events. The World Heart Federation organizes awareness events in more than 100 countries.
