The Ministry of Health and the autonomous communities have approved the new Cardiovascular Health Strategy (Escav) which, throughout the day, has been preceded by controversy after the president of the Community of Madrid, Isabel Díaz Ayuso, launched a tweet in the one that censured Health for wanting to prohibit the consumption of alcohol within the Mediterranean diet.
Finally, the Interterritorial Council has given its approval to the plan but has done so by eliminating the express mention of alcohol.
In the initial draft of the document taken to the meeting, it was expressly stated: "Collaborate with restaurant establishments to promote the Mediterranean diet as a model of heart-healthy eating, without including alcohol consumption in it."
However, as EL MUNDO has learned, there have been several communities that have requested the withdrawal of that last part of the point, understanding that "other aspects or foods that are not heart-healthy were not being included."
The Cardiovascular Health Strategy, finally approved, proposes to address
risk factors
from a comprehensive perspective, through education, training and health promotion, early diagnosis, prevention and rehabilitation, incorporating key aspects in society such as knowledge management, research and technological innovation and keeping in mind a perspective of equity.
Cardiovascular diseases are the main cause of mortality, and the second cause of hospitalization in Spain, despite the fact that our country has achieved one of the highest life expectancies in the world.
The Escav focuses on
four areas of
preferential action within cardiovascular diseases: ischemic heart disease, heart failure, arrhythmias/sudden death and valve disease, to deal with
early diagnosis
and multidisciplinary care, coordinated and with quality care continuity, to acute and chronic patients with different pathologies.
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