technological advances in heart disease relegated
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Every two seconds in the world someone dies as a result of heart disease, according to World Health Organization ( WHO)
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technologies for diagnosis and treatment of heart disease in Venezuela, and consequently in Táchira insufficient in terms of progress compared to other countries like Spain, which since the birth of a baby and even inside the uterus can be diagnosed and treated for diseases such as congenital heart disease.
In Tachira state has not been carried out heart transplants because of lack of proper equipment, because it is a type of operation that requires optimum facilities, medical personnel and equipment necessary to care for and maintain the patient before, during and after surgery of this type. The country
few hospitals that perform heart transplants for adults and children. The case of Latin American Children's Cardiology Hospital Dr. Gilberto Rodríguez Ochoa, located in Caracas, has been operating since 2006 and only until this year are process for conducting these operations in infants since the lack of human resources and medical equipment were not performed.
As technology in heart operations, which have not been made in Venezuela and throughout Latin America, as published on the Web site of El Nacional, "connected in Uruguay's first artificial heart outside a woman." Had heart failure, and this artificial heart device (biventricular) applied on September 3 will keep alive until the transplant. Evolution
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However, despite the fact that in Tachira state operations are not carried out as tough as heart transplants, in some form or another in recent years, medical teams have been modified by others with better technology. Thus Yanitza Vázquez, Specialist Cardiologist electrocardiogram Andean Heart Foundation (Fundacor) states that "the existing state of the art equipment, and there Fundacor some, but we are waiting for others."
necessary medical devices found in Fundacor Electrocardiograms are treated, to visualize the structure of the heart valves, "" This is the workhorse of the cardiologist, because it tells us how he is the heart, "said Vazquez. Moreover, it is the stress test, which consists of a treadmill and from there measure heart rate, and there are other teams such as Holter arrhythmia and blood pressure.
Similarly, CT scans are done performing catheterizations avoided, since they require hospitalization while concerned to assess the coronary system, while a scan is performed in an office ignoring the patient's residence to the hospital grounds. Technology
tachirense The Universidad Nacional Experimental del Tachira (UNET) in the laboratory of Bioengineering, both teachers as students of the University are currently undertaking a project that relates to the diagnosis of heart disease through images taken by a scanner, then through an operating system can be modified in three dimensions.
The coordinator of this project, Computer Engineering and professor José Clemente UNET stressed the importance of this type of technology required to reduce diagnosis time and cost while also improving the patient's condition since non-invasive, short time can perform this type of examination.
"The doctor also benefit from this type of software, because with less sophisticated equipment needed four or five days to analyze and evaluate the results, but with this new procedure will immediately see the flaws that exist in every part of the heart, "said Clemente.
This mechanism is being tested by placing filters in the scanner images, causes the cardiac specialist can select the part of the structure of the heart that he wants to or not immediately able to detect any abnormality .
Also, with the aim of creating a comfort to the patient and avoid invasive procedures, the investigator of the Group of Bioengineering, UNET, Juan Mantilla is developing a portion of the heart as it is the left ventricle in three dimensions to study at any length the major human organ movements.
"Every part of the heart is removed, the left ventricle is the most studied, and to transform it into three dimensions by the intensity of the movements of the heart is assigned a certain color to facilitate the study" said blanket. This is how blue is used to distinguish the slightest movements, and the green movement and stronger contractions.
In order to increase project coordinator Augusto Gonzalez Cardiovascular, Renal and Endocrine-Metabolic (Caremt) Táchira, major cardiac pathology in the State are hypertension and congenital malformations and stroke, "this is due to poor nutrition of the people, by eating foods high in fat and salt," said González .
Hypertension according to figures provided by the Health Corporation of Tachira (Corposalud), are among the 10 leading causes of death in the state, recorded in 2007 a total of 10,946 consultations with patients with this type of disease, with a rate of about 947.00.
González explains that this problem is increasing, " why are emphasizing education in the population, to learn to eat healthy, exercise and maintain a comprehensive care without waiting to reach the doctor when it is too late to control both a high and to avoid a congenital malformation children from pregnancy. " Food habits
To determine the eating habits of Tachira was an opinion poll 12 people distributed between the Barrio Obrero sector and the center of the city of San Cristobal, of which only three respondents equivalent to 25 % include in your daily diet foods that are included in the food pyramid, as proteins, minerals, vitamins, and carbohydrates in a balanced way.
while 42% do not know how to classify foods into the categories of proteins, carbohydrates and vitamins, so they do not know if consumed daily. On the other hand, with regard to smoking habit d food intake or seven people (58%) have this lifestyle, with only 25% do not have any vices (three people).
Similarly, for a balance between food intake, excess alcohol consumption and smoking, a question was formulated to determine the amount of exercise practiced by tachirenses respondents as the incorporation healthy food and exercises help maintain optimal health in children, youth and adults.
Thus, as 25% of respondents who happen to be three people perform daily exercises like walking, like other 25% is exercised on a monthly basis without taking a permanent routine. And 33% (four) almost never do physical activity that allows them to maintain Pamper your body.
Within steps of the Food Guide Pyramid incorporating various food groups that need to consume on a daily fat, minerals, protein, vitamin, and simple carbohydrates and complex. However, many individuals are unaware indispensable method and obviates the exaggerated proportions in most cases.
Therefore, only two respondents (17%) of 12 in total daily prefer eating salad with different vegetables, but 33% with four people responded that candy is a type of food that stays in your intake daily, like excessive consumption of pasta, with five to 42% of respondents included before any other food.
Despite owning some technology in Táchira and having the support from small places like the universities to raise a significant advance in heart disease are still inadequate, which in many cases provide a life expectancy is on a scale, counting on one hand with economic and material resources, and other medical equipment.
Somehow the medical development will thrive, especially in cases that would not only have special equipment to diagnose, but also for surgical operations, and will treat patients, while the tachirense should be educated to lead a balanced diet combined with exercise and proper lifestyle, pregnant women, children, men and seniors.
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