A questionnaire online Respoded by 2,000 people throughout Brazil points out that healthy habits for the heart are a common concern among Brazilians. 
Held between August 25 and September 2 by the Ipsos Institute at the request of the Novartis pharmacist, The survey listened to 64% of respondents the statement that they adopted new habits of life for heart health. The perception that these habits are important was also captured: 76% of respondents said they were aware that it is possible to prevent a heart attack, and 72% said they met a person who infarmed.
Among respondents who declared that they changed their routine for health, 70% began to feed healthier, 64% began to exercise and 45% sought activities to reduce stress.
Heard by Ipsos to comment on the research, cardiologist Maria Cristina Izar, president of the São Paulo State Cardiology Society (Socesp) and scientific director of the Department of Women’s Cardiology of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology, celebrated some of the results.
“This research is proof that people are better informed and interested in preserving heart health, adopting healthier behaviors. This means an important advance if we think that our life expectancy has changed and prevention is the path of healthy aging,” said the cardiologist.
On the other hand, although 82% of respondents are aware that infarction does not distinguish age group, 51% of people did not know that the symptoms of infarction are different in men and women.
“This means that we need to approach this topic better and inform the population about this difference, because in place of classic chest pain, women may have extreme tiredness, nausea, back pain, neck or shortness of breath as manifestations of infarction. Even, because they are considered atypical for heart disease, these symptoms are often attributed to causes such as stress or anxiety, which delays the appropriate treatment and the proper treatment and treatment Women, ”warns the cardiologist.
Tests
Another data considered positive in the answers was that 77% of respondents know that there is more than one type of cholesterol, and 82% recognize that bad cholesterol (LDL) rates can occur at any age.
More than half of respondents, 55%, also know that high high cholesterol (LDL) increases the possibility of infarction, and eight out of ten have already had blood test to measure cholesterol.
Among those who have already done cholesterol tests, 77% bring the results to some expert, even rarely. The main professional who evaluates this report is the general practitioner and, secondly, the cardiologist.
For Maria Cristina Izar, it is worrying that 18% of respondents do not always take the result of the exam for a doctor to evaluate. “After an exam, it is ideal to show the results so that the doctor can interpret them correctly and indicate proper treatment,” he said.
