Expert: Half a stroke could be avoided in Latvia – Health

Cardiologists and neurologists call on citizens and policy makers to prevent strokes caused by mirror-related arrhythmias. It highlights the campaign of today "Familiarize yourself with the Mirdzaritimi – Avoid strokes!" Inese Mauriņa, head of the patient badociation "ParSirdi.lv".

Mirdzaritmija is a common heart rhythm disorder and one of the most dangerous risk factors for stroke when heart atria are not paced, but tremble or blink. As a result, the blood in the heart of the atria chambers slows, which can contribute to the formation of blood clots. These clots can escape from the heart and enter the brain, blocking the arteries and interrupting the blood supply to the brain, causing a stroke. Mirdzaritmija, which is neither treated nor outsourced, increases the risk of stroke up to five times.

Labsvīra reported that almost 50% of all stroke cases in Latvia were cardioembolic events, mainly due to unrecognized and untreated mirror arrhythmias. According to the data on the luminous sphygrometry in the world, the disease affects on average 2% of the population, which means that about 40 000 patients would be suffering from mirrophritis in Latvia. Most of them are not diagnosed and do not receive proper treatment.

According to the latest data from the stroke registry of the neurological clinic of the Pauls Stradins University Hospital in 2016 and 2017, almost 50% of stroke cases in Latvia are cardioembolic accidents, mainly due to a arrhythmia mirror unrecognized and not treated in a timely manner.

Andrei Miller, head of the Neurology Clinic, explained that the stroke registry data show that nearly half of patients with bluish rhythmic pain did not take any medication to prevent thrombus formation and, therefore, from stroke. According to the doctor, the high number of diseases suggests that the cardiac pathology and turbid rhythm are those that drive these patients to the stroke treatment unit and the neurology clinic.

Millers noted that the timely use of anticoagulants in the supervision of cardiologists, family doctors can reduce the group of patients suffering from cardiovascular bloating. Worldwide, this figure is almost half as high, that is to say that 25 to 30% of people with the disease suffer from a post-stroke blockade, which means that the disease at mildarithmia is much more prevalent in Latvia and we need to pay more attention to it.

In order to inform the public about the problem and to request a timely cardiac test, the patient badociation "ParSirdi.lv" and "the heart rate team" will require a rigorous rhythm test and will educate you on how to protect yourself from strokes. During the campaign, tomorrow, November 29, from noon to 16 citizens will be invited to visit the Stradins Hospital, while an educational event will take place on December 6 in Jelgava and December 19 in Valmiera.

At these events, the Heart Rhythm Team will provide free luminescence testing, pulse checks, rhythm disturbances, and blink rate, home pulse control, and protection. against stroke. Events will also share information guides for patients.

Cardiologist Karl Trušinskis, president of the Latvian Society for Hypertension and Atherosclerosis, said that much had been done in recent years to improve the quality and accessibility of treatment of patients with mirdzarithmia . "The big breakthrough of last year is due to the inclusion of modern medicines for the distribution of blood in the compensation list," said the cardiologist.

He stressed, however, that the work started should continue, especially with regard to improving the diagnosis of the disease, as the exposure of this arrhythmia and the start of treatment in due course could protect patients from disabling effects of stroke.

"The first steps have been taken, but it is already clear that in the near future it will be necessary to improve the availability of invasive methods of arrhythmia in Latvia and to expand the number of patients that the state compensates for modern and effective medicines.It is equally important to promote the understanding of the disease by patients, Trušinskis said that there was a lot to do for us – doctors and patients, as well as for the decision-makers who will be responsible for health policy in Latvia for the next four years.

The president of the Latvian Association of Cardiology, cardiologist Andrejs Ērglis, stressed that it was important to take care of his health regularly, to quickly highlight the risks and prevent diseases such as arrhythmias blurred can not lead to stroke. "Today, the development of technology and drugs can effectively respond, heal and save lives," Eagle said.