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Heart Disease In Malaysia (2014)

Poster · April 2018

DOI: 10.13140/RG.2.2.18052.22402

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Puteri Syazreen Athillah Nabilah Hamid

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Heart Disease In Malaysia

WHAT IS HEART
DISEASE ???

In 2014, the average age of

malaysians suffering heart
The term ‘heart disease’ is often
attack is 58.5 years old.
used interchangeably with the term
Males comprise nearly four in
‘cardiovascular disease’.
five (78.8%) of hospital
Cardiovascular disease generally
admissions for heart attack
refers to conditions that involve

narrowed or blocked blood vessels

Around one in four heart attack
that can lead to a heart attack, patients are less than 50 years
chest pain (angina) or stroke.  old

RISK FACTORS

High
Blood Diabetes Stress
Pressure

(65%) (46%) (54%)

Smoking Obesity

(38%) (77%)

Make a healthy food

choices

Get enough
exercise
PREVENTION
Stop smoking

Maintain a healthy
weight

Source: www.star2.com , www.nhlbi.nih.gov