FIGHT FOR YOUR HEART'S HEALTH, IT'S WORTH IT!

Friday, 31 de May de 2019 - 17:56

Heart Failure: AADIC and Holon Pharmacies launch awareness campaign on this condition

 

The Association for Supporting Patients with Heart Failure (AADIC), in a partnership with Holon Pharmacies, launches this year the awareness campaign 'Fight for your heart's health, it's worth it!', aimed at people with Heart Failure (HF), family and caregivers, as well as the general public.

The campaign aims to sensitise the population to this pathology that affects about 400 thousand Portuguese, by knowing how to identify the warning signs and what to do; reinforce the importance of healthy eating, physical exercise, rest and stress management; and know how to manage medication and stop smoking.

 

Key messages from this campaign:

• Heart Failure is a chronic disease, but it is possible to maintain quality of life;
• The most common causes of this pathology are more than a few, such as hypertension, myocardial infarction or diabetes;
• It is not a lonely fight: there is a community of people living with the disease, who can be a support group, and the physician’s support is also fundamental;
• The caregiver is a fundamental support, helping to adjust the lifestyle of the HF patient to the treatment plan;
• The importance of integrated health solutions such as Nutrition, Pharmaceutical Consultation and Smoking Cessation.