MANILA – The Division of Well being (DOH) on Monday cautioned about vacation coronary heart syndrome which can be brought on by an excessive amount of alcohol, stress, lack of relaxation, and salty meals.
In a press release, Well being Secretary Teodoro Herbosa reminded Filipinos to keep away from consuming an excessive amount of fatty, salty, and candy meals in the course of the holidays.
“Damihan ang pagkain ng gulay at prutas na dapat ay kalahati ng inyong Pinggang Pinoy. Humanap po tayo ng oras na mag-ehersisyo (Eat a number of greens and fruits which should be half of the Filipino Plate. Make time to train),” he mentioned.
He famous these are key in avoiding vacation coronary heart syndrome which may result in arrhythmia or irregular coronary heart rhythm, a explanation for stroke.
Over the weekend, the DOH carried out Ligtas Christmas Hospital Preparedness and Response Rounds to make sure hospitals are able to attend to instances associated to vacation coronary heart syndrome akin to stroke.
The Philippine Coronary heart Heart (PHC) reported monitoring 60 stroke instances from July to November.
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From Dec. 1 to twenty, the PHC logged seven new stroke instances.
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The variety of stroke instances might rise after Christmas and New Yr if Filipinos don’t keep away from consuming an excessive amount of alcohol and meals at events, it mentioned.
It added that such a pattern was noticed in 2023 when 38 stroke instances have been recorded in December. This determine elevated to 42 instances in January 2024.
It additionally recorded 110 instances of acute coronary coronary heart syndrome in December 2023, which reached 115 in January 2024.
Moreover, the East Avenue Medical Heart reported a steady enhance in stroke instances each December from 2020 to 2023.
The medical middle mentioned it had 188 stroke sufferers in December 2020, 226 in 2021, 247 in 2022, and 328 in 2023.
The DOH additionally included non-public hospitals within the rounds. The St. Luke’s Medical Heart in Quezon Metropolis reported 295 stroke sufferers in 2022 and 415 stroke sufferers in 2023.
It logged 339 stroke discharges from January to November this yr.
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