Cardiovascular diseases: they are the “leading cause of mortality in the world, the second in France after cancer”, notes the Ministry of Labor, Health, Solidarity and Families. They “remain the cause of around 140,000 deaths per year” in France. That’s 400 every day.
8 out of 10 accidents are preventable
But “eight out of ten cardiovascular accidents are preventable thanks to better information and early detection”, indicates the Intercommunal Hospital Center of the Southern Alps (Chicas). This is why the professionals of the health establishment are offering a conference on Thursday January 16, entitled “Brain attack, heart attack, arteritis: treating them and… avoiding them!”. To summarize, specialists will be available to inform and answer questions from the public.
The conference program
– 17 h 30 : introduction ;
– 5:40 p.m.: “Physical activity and cardiovascular health” (Lionel Thebault, cardiologist);
– 6:50 p.m.: “Eat well for a preserved heart and arteries” (Léa Querion, general practitioner; “dietitian team”);
– 7 p.m.: “Doctor, I have bad circulation!” (Fabien Devemy, vascular doctor);
– 7:10 p.m.: “Stroke, how to detect it, how to avoid it” (Claire Vallee and Gwendoline Romero-Carle, neurologists);
– 7:20 p.m.: “Heart failure and angina, when to think about it and how to react?” (Paul Lemiere, hospital practitioner in cardiology, and Jacques Quilici, cardiologist);
– 7:30 p.m.: “And you ladies, how is your heart?” (Eva Pradier, general practitioner, and Audrey Boudes, cardiologist);
– 7:40 p.m.: “Pollution and cardiovascular diseases, everyone concerned!” (Florent Semeria, general practitioner).
Free conference open to all, Thursday January 16, 5:30 p.m., at the Cinémathèque de montagne (7 bis, rue du Forest-d’Entrais, Gap).
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