Vascular diseases are increasingly common in young people
SKDS - Young people in modern society often face work pressure, sedentary lifestyle, suffer from many metabolic disorders, obesity, atherosclerosis, smoking habits… leading to an increasing risk of vascular disease.
During the two days of June 6-7, in Hue City, the 4th annual National Scientific Conference of the Vietnam Vascular Disease Association took place with the theme “Vascular diseases - Destination of specialties”.
According to Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Huu Uoc - Chairman of the Vietnam Vascular Disease Association, vascular diseases such as coronary artery disease, cerebrovascular disease, insufficiency, varicose veins… have very easy to recognize signs but are often overlooked. When the disease is not treated promptly, complications can be very dangerous.
Vascular diseases are increasingly common in young people - Photo 1. Associate Professor, Dr. Nguyen Huu Uoc - Chairman of the Vietnam Vascular Disease Association shared at the event gathering a large number of domestic and foreign experts in the field of vascular diseases.
Currently, the rate of people with vascular disease is increasing and tends to get younger. Many people have to be hospitalized for treatment because of metabolic disorders, cardiovascular diseases in general, especially vascular diseases are also increasing.
Explaining this, experts say that young people in modern society often face work pressure, sedentary lifestyle, suffer from many metabolic disorders, obesity, atherosclerosis, smoking habits… leading to an increasing risk of vascular disease.
Many dangerous vascular diseases that can cause serious complications, requiring amputation, and even death, are determined to be related to age, gender, diseases related to metabolic disorders and other chronic diseases (such as hypertension, diabetes or habits of smoking and drinking too much alcohol). These are diseases such as stenosis and occlusion of peripheral arteries, aortic aneurysm and dissection…
According to doctors, to prevent cardiovascular disease in general and vascular diseases in particular, people should perform many physical activities such as walking and light jogging; do not smoke, both actively and passively; Limit beer and alcohol. In particular, it is necessary to control high blood pressure, manage high blood cholesterol and diabetes.
Vascular diseases are increasingly common in young people - Photo 2. Sharing and updating knowledge related to vascular diseases helps improve the quality of treatment for patients.
This conference of the Vietnam Vascular Disease Association brings together leading experts at home and abroad with more than 100 reports from Professors, Associate Professors, Doctors, Doctors from Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Hue, Da Nang, etc. They are leading experts currently working in major hospitals in Vietnam such as: Viet Duc Hospital, Bach Mai Hospital, Hue Central Hospital, Ho Chi Minh City University of Medicine and Pharmacy Hospital, Cho Hospital. Rice fields,…
In particular, the event focuses deeply on 3 topics for 2025: Carotid artery and vascular disease of the neck and base of the neck; Visceral and renal artery disease; Arteriovenous bridge/artificial kidney.
Directly participating in the conference were more than 500 doctors and medical staff from hospitals, universities and medical centers nationwide… sharing and updating knowledge to help improve the quality of patient treatment, contributing to the development of the country’s medicine and the cause of protecting and caring for the people’s health.
M. Duc