{"id":12041,"date":"2022-06-17T09:19:15","date_gmt":"2022-06-17T07:19:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/?post_type=news&p=12041"},"modified":"2022-08-01T15:50:03","modified_gmt":"2022-08-01T13:50:03","slug":"reducing-heart-attack-mortality-by-30-by-2030-in-argentina","status":"publish","type":"news","link":"https:\/\/world-heart-federation.org\/news\/reducing-heart-attack-mortality-by-30-by-2030-in-argentina\/","title":{"rendered":"Reducing heart attack mortality by 30% by 2030 in Argentina"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cardiovascular disease (CVD)<\/a> is the leading cause of mortality in Argentina, accounting for a third of all deaths in 2017.\u00a0 It represents the leading cause of premature death in both genders (35% in men and 28% in women), making it the leading cause of preventable death in our country. Among the risk factors for CVD, high cholesterol is one of the most important. Numerous studies have shown the relationship between lowering cholesterol and its\u00a0 impact on reducing the risk of developing atherosclerotic CVD; for which is one of the main therapeutic targets recommended by clinical practice guidelines<\/p>\n

The World Heart Federation has been convening Roundtables on the topic of the WHF Roadmap on Cholesterol<\/a> to provide an opportunity for National key stakeholders to discuss their situation and agree on roadblocks and subsequent solutions to improve CVD mortality. As part of a series of WHF Roundtables on Cholesterol around the globe, WHF members Argentinean Society of Cardiology\u00a0 (SAC) in collaboration with Argentinean Federation of Cardiology (FAC) led a group of professionals, made\u00a0 up\u00a0 of\u00a0 experts\u00a0 in\u00a0 different\u00a0 specialties and covering the numerous areas of the\u00a0 Argentinean Health System, linked to CVD prevention. The multistakeholder event was held in Buenos Aires on 29 November 2021 with the objective to work together towards reducing by\u00a0 30%\u00a0 the\u00a0 mortality\u00a0 caused\u00a0 by\u00a0 heart\u00a0 attacks in Argentina by the year 2030.<\/p>\n

In the lead up to the Roundtable a survey collecting of opinions of 900 physicians\u00a0 from\u00a0 different specialties from all over the country was used as part of the discussion, to highlight the main\u00a0 barriers,\u00a0 difficulties\u00a0 and\u00a0 limitations\u00a0 in\u00a0 the\u00a0 control of LDL cholesterol for cardiovascular prevention of atherosclerotic causes. Based on the results of the survey, the discussion\u00a0 in\u00a0 the forum and the reflection of the experts, different initiatives were proposed in order to reduce by 30% the mortality caused by atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease by 2030:<\/p>\n

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  1. Promote the\u00a0\u00a0 implementation\u00a0\u00a0 of\u00a0\u00a0 Clinical\u00a0\u00a0 Practice\u00a0\u00a0 Guidelines\u00a0\u00a0 for\u00a0\u00a0 the\u00a0\u00a0 management\u00a0\u00a0 of\u00a0\u00a0 hypercholesterolemia at all levels of the health care system. Specifically, the development of a simple learning tools to facilitate their application.<\/li>\n
  2. Encourage the promotion of healthy and more active lifestyle. Actions such as healthy food and maintaining an appropriate weight, increasing physical activity, reducing the level of stress and maintaining adequate sleep as\u00a0 the\u00a0 basis\u00a0 of\u00a0 treatment\u00a0 for\u00a0 all\u00a0 patients\u00a0 with<\/li>\n
  3. Encourage and support state-driven regulatory public policies dedicated to\u00a0 the\u00a0 promotion\u00a0 of\u00a0 cardiovascular health.<\/li>\n
  4. Promote effective\u00a0\u00a0 communication between\u00a0\u00a0 health\u00a0\u00a0 professionals\u00a0\u00a0 and\u00a0\u00a0 patients\u00a0\u00a0 about\u00a0\u00a0 the\u00a0\u00a0 importance of the concept of cardiovascular risk. To provide concrete and practical information on the benefit and safety of pharmacological\u00a0 treatment of hypercholesterolaemia in order to facilitate shared decision-making.<\/li>\n
  5. Modify biochemical laboratory reports by\u00a0 removing\u00a0 confusing\u00a0 data\u00a0 and\u00a0 adding\u00a0 information\u00a0 to\u00a0 empower the patient and the treating physician.<\/li>\n
  6. Promote screening programmes for severe hypercholesterolaemia, such as familial hypercholesterolaemia in both adults and children.<\/li>\n
  7. Reinforce the importance of intensive treatment in patients at high cardiovascular risk with the aim of reducing severe events, as well as highlighting the safety of currently available lipid-lowering therapies.<\/li>\n
  8. Prioritise accessibility to proven effective lipid-lowering treatments and seek the genesis of drug programmes including combinations and patient management.<\/li>\n
  9. Development of\u00a0 a\u00a0 virtual\u00a0 course\u00a0 aimed\u00a0 at\u00a0 primary\u00a0 care\u00a0 doctors\u00a0 and\u00a0 members\u00a0 of\u00a0 health\u00a0 teams\u00a0 (health workers, nurses, health educators, social workers).<\/li>\n
  10. To carry out intersectoral work, where the sectors of the health system, scientific societies and funders work in\u00a0 and\u00a0 for\u00a0 the\u00a0 achievement\u00a0 of\u00a0 the\u00a0 goal\u00a0 “to\u00a0 reduce\u00a0 30%\u00a0 of\u00a0 heart\u00a0 attack\u00a0 mortality\u00a0 in\u00a0 Argentina by 2030”.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    To this end, three priority actions will be developed in an inter-institutional manner:<\/p>\n

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    1. Establish a multi-sectoral working group to implement the proposals arising from this forum.<\/strong><\/li>\n
    2. Establish LDL cholesterol as the etiological factor in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.<\/strong><\/li>\n
    3. Implement clinical cholesterol guidelines for the management of high-risk patients in the country, with a focus on achieving LDL-cholesterol targets.<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

      This agreement is a commitment of the health system actors involved to encourage a public policy that leads to the reduction of cholesterol deaths in Argentina, to improve the quality of life of patients at risk and the sustainability of the health system.<\/p>\n

      This event was convened by the Argentinean Society of Cardiology (SAC) in collaboration with Argentinean Federation of Cardiology (FAC) and World Heart Federation (WHF) and was supported by Novartis Argentina.<\/p>\n

      Read the call to action (in Spanish)<\/a>
      \n      Download the infographic<\/a><\/h5>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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