Dubai – Asdaf News:
The first “Cardiovascular Disease in Women Conference,” on the Women’s Cardiovascular Disease, attracted 550 professionals and attendees over the course of two days and saw significant regional involvement.
The two-day conference had 11 discussion sessions where professionals and specialists in this field highlighted the most recent and significant advancements in heart therapies for women. As a result, the event announced the beginning of its annual awareness campaign, which is run by the ECS and is titled “Her heart matters.”
The President of the Emirates Cardiac Society and Consultant Cardiologist, Dr Juwairia Alali declared “Each year, heart diseases and stroke cause 1 in 3 deaths among women. But fortunately, as a community, we can change that by spreading awareness about it because 80 per cent of cardiac and stroke events may be prevented with education and action. Therefore, ECS aims to spread knowledge and awareness among
the specialists in this sector and the public alike.”
“The More women know about heart disease, the more opportunities they have to fight it. We witnessed a great turnout for this event, the first of its kind in the region, and the participants of many local and regional bodies, which reflects the important role played by the “Emirates Cardiac Society in spreading awareness and knowledge among the specialized entities as well as the public in the Arab World. The event also shed light on other factors that may contribute to heart disease in women, as cardiovascular disease is one of the most important causes of death around the world.” Dr. Alali added.
The scientific committee of the conference included Dr. Juwairia Alali, the President of the Emirates Cardiac Society, Vice President Dr Abdullah Shehab and the Chairman of the scientific committee of the society, Dr Wael Al-Mahmeed and the chairperson of the committee on Congenital and Genetic Heart Disease Working Group of Emirates Cardiac Society Dr Ghadeera Al Mansouri in addition to the special participation of a number of doctors from Saudi Arabia, such as Dr. Mervat Al-Alasnag, Dr. Huda Ismail, Dr. Rasha Al Bawardy, and Dr. Hanan Bakr.
In order to introduce and raise awareness about heart diseases in women, the Emirates Cardiac Society launched a campaign on the sidelines of the conference that will run with several initiatives throughout the malls in the UAE. The campaign will measure blood pressure, body mass index (BMI), blood sugar, and cholesterol. This campaign would include providing wholesome advice about women’s fitness and nutrition.
In particular, rheumatic immunological disorders and cardiac conditions during pregnancy, which can be detected throughout reproductive life and can help to build current risk assessment tools for the primary prevention of cardiovascular diseases, should be considered as additional health risks by women.
