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What is cardiovascular disease?

What is cardiovascular disease?

Lifestyle diseases, 8 out of 10 of which can be avoided by a healthy lifestyle: physical activity, a healthy diet, no smoking, moderate alcohol consumption and controlled stress, as well as regular medical check-ups... Focusing on myocardial infarction, here's how it's caused: fatty deposits, known as atheroma, are deposited in the walls of the coronary arteries, forming a highly inflammatory, partially calcified plaque.
This plaque can rupture. A blood clot (thrombus) then forms, suddenly blocking the artery and oxygenating the heart. This is the sudden infarction, or "acute coronary syndrome". Action must be taken very quickly, in less than 2 hours, to unblock the culprit artery and prevent the risk of serious complications: sudden death, irreversible necrosis of the heart muscle, heart failure, rhythm disorders, etc.)

 
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The 4 pillars of prevention

In 8 out of 10 cases, a cardiovascular accident can be avoided by regular medical check-ups and a healthy lifestyle: physical activity, a balanced diet, no smoking and well-managed stress.

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Act before it's too late

Cardiovascular disease is no longer the preserve of men. A disease of the environment and lifestyle, it has even become the leading cause of death in women over the last 30 years, with over 75,000 deaths a year in France. What's even more disturbing is that these women are being affected at an [...]

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