The 'instant death' disease is more frightening than cancer

Every year, myocardial infarction kills more than 20 million people worldwide. This is a sudden, immediate death that occurs within 10 minutes of the onset of symptoms. So who is at risk for myocardial infarction?

People with high blood pressure

People with high blood pressure have a risk of cardiovascular disease three times higher for men and six times higher for women.

High blood pressure increases the pressure on the blood vessel walls, causing them to dilate, forming aneurysms or blood clots, leading to heart attacks. Each year, more than 15 million people with high blood pressure die from heart attacks.

People with obesity

Obesity is also a major cause of heart attacks. With the development of busy life and fast food with high fat content, more and more people are suffering from obesity. Worldwide, more than 19.5 million obese people die of heart attacks every year.

Obese people have a 40% higher risk of heart attack than normal people.

People with diabetes

According to statistics from cardiovascular experts, 2 out of 5 people who have a heart attack have diabetes. In Vietnam, the number of people with diabetes who have a heart attack is more than 70%.

Smokers

Cigarettes are the number one enemy of the heart, considered a cold-blooded killer. Nicotine in cigarettes accelerates the process of atherosclerosis and easily leads to myocardial infarction. According to statistics, 67.5% of myocardial infarction patients are addicted to cigarettes.

According to VNN