The world is constantly changing. While infectious diseases were once the biggest global health threat, the landscape is shifting. As our lifestyles evolve, so too do the health challenges we face. Today, cardiovascular diseases, encompassing heart disease and blood vessel disorders, have become a major threat to human health.

According to the World Health Organization, infectious diseases like malaria, HIV/AIDS, and tuberculosis still claim millions of lives each year. However, cardiovascular diseases now cause an estimated 13 million deaths annually worldwide.

The greatest threat to the heart and blood vessels is high blood pressure. High blood cholesterol and increased blood glucose levels are also major threats. In the past, we found obesity more prevalent among the elderly. Nowadays, obesity is increasing at an alarming rate among children and young people. These changes in our lifestyles are responsible for this trend.

Doctors and health scientists believe the main reasons behind the spread of heart and vascular disease are:

1. Tobacco, drug, and alcohol use
2. Lack of exercise
3. Fast food and junk food consumption
4. A sedentary lifestyle

Many of us are understandably frustrated by heart and blood vessel disease. However, thanks to advancements in medical science, this disease is largely preventable. To achieve this, we need to increase awareness and change our lifestyles. Often, due to ignorance about such diseases and treatments, people make mistakes.

A single unintentional mistake can have lifelong consequences. Therefore, to avoid cardiovascular problems, regular health checkups are crucial. This includes quitting tobacco products, modifying unhealthy dietary habits, exercising regularly, maintaining a healthy weight, and seeing a doctor for regular checkups.

For those suffering from heart and vascular disease, don’t waste time. Consult a doctor and change your lifestyle.

Raising awareness: Many people with heart and blood vessel problems believe this type of treatment is only available abroad. However, complete treatment is possible in our country, even in the port city of Chittagong. Heart surgery (open heart surgery, bypass surgery, and cosmetic bypass surgery) is not only available abroad but also in Dhaka, Chittagong, Khulna, Sylhet, Sirajganj, and even Dinajpur. This signifies the continuous progress of medical services in Bangladesh.

Now, people in our country can undergo successful and complex heart disease treatment with greater ease and at a lower cost.

Heart disease treatment goes beyond just surgery. After surgery, patients must remain under the observation of the operating surgeon. This allows for gradual and complete recovery.

Therefore, everyone should consider receiving medical services in their own country and city, avoiding the notion that treatment is only available abroad. The Chittagong Metropolitan Hospital’s Heart Center at the GEC center offers comprehensive 24-hour medical care for cardiovascular diseases.