Month: May 2012

Obese patients have one 49% less chance of death by heart failure. According to an article published in the latest issue of Spanish journal of Cardiology (REC) – according to a study carried out by departments of internal medicine of various Spanish hospitals and published in magazine Spanish Cardiology (REC), persons suffering from heart failure and are obeseas well as have a better prognosis of disease, have a risk of re-entry 19% lower than patients with normal weight – instead, the study has also shown that malnourished patients are twice as likely to die by heart failure and a risk of re-entry 36% higher than the people with normal weight – is known as the paradox of obesity ” the fact of than in processes of acute and chronic diseases, obesity, known risk factor for cardiovascular disease that each year causes in Spain 28,000 deaths, act as a factor of good prognosis in cases of heart failure -early onset of heart failure in obese patients and their consequent treatmentIt would be an explanation of why obesity acts as a protective factor of the disease. In addition, the greatest weight comes with with a greater metabolic reserve, allowing a greater survival to the acute decompensation by chronic disease -heart failure patients have elevated markers of chronic inflammation and tumor necrosis alpha factor. This elevation alter the absorption of nutrients from...

Physiotherapists are experts in programming of physical activity for the prevention, healing and recovery of cardiovascular disease. World hypertension day. Madrid, may 2012.- The vowel of the General Council of physiotherapists schools of Spain (CGCFE), Alicia Quintana, has pointed out, on the occasion of the world hypertension day, which was held last Thursday 17, physiotherapists are experts in physical activity and therapeutic exercise aimed at prevention programminghealing and recovery from cardiovascular disease. High blood pressure is a health problem that affects more than 40% of the population and one of the major risk factors for cardiovascular disease, such as myocardial infarction, cerebral vascular accidents, heart failure, among others. According explained Quintana, a proper, low salt diet, loss of excess weight and the frequent realization of physical exercise are essential for the proper control of blood pressure. It has thus stressed the importance that, to deal with a chronic illness, aware the patient that has to change their habits of life altogether, in addition to complement these with medication antihypertensive that your doctor recommends. If this does not lead to the necessary rigour, the patient could suffer a serious cardiovascular complication ”, has stressed the vowel of the CGCFE. In this way, it has insisted that the exercise, particularly aerobic conditioning, is one of the key interventions to prevent death and disability generated by cardiovascular diseases. In this line, he...

La Fundació Puigvert inaugurates new building. -the new building extends in almost 12,000 m2 space – distributed in three buildings – that has provided so far for the Fundació. This is located on the grounds of the Hospital de la Santa Creu i San Pau (HSCSP), entering through the street Cartagena -the services of Radiology, laboratory and pharmacyCabinets of dialysis and consultations, and Uroendoscopia are located in the new building. They are also warehouses and the dressing rooms for the personnel – the opening ceremony it has presided over the President of the Generalitat, Artur Mas and have accompanied him the Mayor of Barcelona, Xavier Trias and the Counselor of health, Boi Ruiz Barcelona, may 2012.- La Fundación Puigvert grows and innovates to provide effective response to services that society demands. For this reason which has expanded its facilities and has built a new building of almost 12. 000 m 2. This building is located on the grounds that, ceded by the Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau (HSCSP), provided the Foundation in the Cartagena Street. The four buildings are integrated and connected among themselves. This afternoon it has carried out the inauguration of the new facilities, in a ceremony presided by the President of the Generalitat, Artur Mas, accompanied by the Mayor of Barcelona, Xavier Trias and the Counselor of health, Boi Ruiz. The authorities present...