Cardiovascular diseases are the most common cause of death worldwide. About 1/3 of the world's population suffers from heart or vascular disease, and the figure keeps growing. Of course, modern lifestyles, increasingly exposed to risk factors such as a sedentary life, an unhealthy diet, smoking, alcohol, obesity and stress, lead to the onset and worsening of these conditions, which unfortunately appear more and more often among young people.
If you have any of the following symptoms, we recommend seeing a cardiologist:
- Shortness of breath;
- Chest pain;
- Palpitations ("butterflies in the chest", an irregular heartbeat);
- Dizziness / weakness;
- Nausea;
- Sweating;
- Tiredness after minimal effort;
- Very rapid weight gain with swollen legs;
- Cough;
- Bluish nails or lips;
- Fainting.
The most common heart conditions are:
Angina, acute coronary syndromes, myocardial infarction, arterial hypertension, heart failure, valve disease, arrhythmias, hypertension in pregnancy, cardiac paraneoplastic syndromes.
At the SANCOS Clinic you can get:
🩺 A consultation with a cardiologist
📊 An electrocardiogram