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Cardiologists warn that too many people are getting heart disease when it should be preventable. Disorders of the heart and blood vessels that include coronary heart disease, cerebrovascular disease, rheumatic heart disease, and other conditions are affecting young people every day.
Dr. Fulgencio Severeino, director of Cardiology at theHospital Salvador B. Gautier, a teaching public hospital, warned of the alarming prevalence of cardiovascular diseases in the Dominican Republic, as reported in Hoy. He pointed out that heart diseases are the leading cause of death in the country, representing 38.5% of all annual deaths.
He added that approximately half of these deaths occur in people under 70, underscoring the urgency of addressing this health problem at all ages.
55% of this percentage of deaths is attributed to coronary artery disease, claiming the lives of...
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