He began the week of the heart in Gipuzkoa with a heart up to mount Larun.

-Cardiac rehabilitation of Policlínica Gipuzkoa service organized last Sunday a heart March from Bera Bidasoa until mount La’run (La M), which joined the Association Bihotz Bizi to welcome his week of heart

-Bihotz Bizi is celebrating the 2011 heart week from 14 to 17 November in Policlínica Gipuzkoa

-the objective This series of conferences is to report on the latest news about heart disease treatments and offer useful tips and insider for patients

-En Gipuzkoa each year around 500 people are intercepted heart and more than 2,000 require the completion of a cardiac catheterization. Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in our society

Donostia-San Sebastian, November of 2011- the Association for information and prevention of cardiovascular disease BIHOTZ BIZI-heart live celebrates its heart week which takes place from 14 to November 17.

To welcome to this week of the heart, cardiac rehabilitation of Policlínica Gipuzkoa service, led by Dr. Eduardo Alegría, has organized a heart March that took place last Sunday, November 13, from Bera de Bidasoa until mount La’run (La M). The output has been at 10 a.m. in the Bera Alzate square. The route has been around 6 kilometers. From Piazza Bera Alzate they moved by car until Landagaitia, peak from which ascended to the Summit of La’run, representing a drop of about 500 meters. The length of the route has been around two and a half hours to a quiet March. To end the day, he had lunch in a borda or at a restaurant in the area. The menu consisted of: mixed salad, soup vegetables, roast chicken and dessert (curd, rice pudding, fruit…). The price of the menu has been € 20.

Sunday you could enjoy a day sunny with some clouds, with only a 25% probability of precipitation and temperatures of 13-19 degrees, which encouraged the heart March will be a success.

Week of the heart of Bihotz Bizi

The week in the heart of Bihotz Bizi began last Monday, November 14, with a series of conferences addressing great topical issues such as the cardiac rehabilitation, new anticoagulant and substitute the Sintrom, relationships in sufferers of heart and arrhythmias. All conferences are held from Monday to Thursday, in the Auditorium of Policlínica Gipuzkoa and begin to 18.30 hours. Entry is open to the public until complete seats.

The heart week aims to inform the population about the latest knowledge about therapies in cardiovascular disease and healthy habits that contribute to prevent disease and improve their quality of life, where we are already patients.

In Gipuzkoa, each year around 500 people they are operated from the heart and more than 2,000 require the completion of a cardiac catheterization. Heart diseases are the leading cause of death in the European Union and the prevalence of myocardial infarction at the age of 65 European continues to increase, according to the Spanish Heart Foundation. In Spain a 32.5% of all deaths are related to cardiovascular diseases, resulting in Gipuzkoa around 2,000 people they die from these causes.

This high incidence could be reduced significantly through healthy habits to prevent cardiovascular disorders. Hence the importance of initiatives such as the week of the heart or the heart March that contribute to raise awareness of the importance of exercise, eat a balanced and avoid habits such as smoking or sedentary lifestyle, among others.

During the week of the heart answers many questions that are usually those suffering from heart, since that can be raised questions at the end of each talk, a medical specialist who has taught.

Questions like when starting to exercise after surgery of heart with what intensity, what to do when the heart begins to beat without controls, when to start having sex on a regular basis and without risk after a cardiovascular episode, doubts about the new anticoagulants and the possibility of that will replace the Sintrom, and so on.

Program of the week of the heart 14-17 November 2011

Monday 14 – 18.30 hours.-cardiac rehabilitation
speakers: Dr. Javier Montes, cardiologist of polyclinic; Dr. Ignacio Gallo, cardiovascular surgeon, President of polyclinic and Honorary Chairman of Bihotz Bizi; Dr. Eduardo Alegría, hospital cardiologist.

Tuesday 15 – 18.30 hours.-will be replacement of the Sintrom? New anticoagulants.
Speaker: Dr. Rafael Tellería, service of Cardiology of Policlínica Gipuzkoa.

Wednesday 16 – 18.30 hours.-cardiovascular disease, medication, and relationships. For a good quality of life.
Speakers: Dr. Ion Madina and Dr. Javier Azparren. Policlínica Gipuzkoa Urology service.

Thursday 17 – 18.30 hours-arrhythmias, when heart Gallop uncontrollably.
Speaker: Dr. José Manuel Porres, intensivist physician and coordinator of the unit of arrhythmias of Policlínica Gipuzkoa

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* All conferences take place in the acts Hall of Policlínica Gipuzkoa at 1830 hours. Admission is free to complete the capacity.