China News Service, June 6th. Atrial fibrillation is the most common persistent arrhythmia, and its incidence increases with age. It is one of the public health challenges facing the current society under the trend of aging.
Every June 6th is China Atrial Fibrillation Day.
In order to further promote the Healthy China Action and in line with the new development requirements of the national health and health work, China News Network officially launched the "China Atrial Fibrillation Day • Heart and Brain Health Special Program" on the 6th.
The event was sponsored by the Cardiovascular Branch of the Chinese Medical Association, Beijing Bethune Public Welfare Foundation, and China News Network, and supported by Johnson & Johnson Medical Technology. Awareness, medical technology innovation and other topics, popularize the health knowledge of atrial fibrillation prevention and treatment.
On the special program, the "Investigation Report on Public Awareness of Atrial Fibrillation Disease" led by the Institute of Health Communication of Fudan University was officially released. It also provides a scientific reference for the continuous promotion of health awareness and popularization of health knowledge.
Taking this opportunity, all parties jointly initiated the launch of the "Starlight Action" heart and brain health education project, which aims to continuously enhance the public's awareness of atrial fibrillation, promote the overall management concept of heart and brain health, and jointly protect the heart and brain health of the whole people.
"Invisible killer" harms the elderly
As the number one "killer" of the health of the elderly, cardiovascular disease is increasingly becoming one of the main health threats to Chinese people.
Among cardiovascular diseases, atrial fibrillation is also known as the "invisible killer" due to its high incidence, insidious symptoms, and high mortality complications.
The picture shows Yin Dakui, former Vice Minister of Health, delivering a keynote speech.
Photo by Chinanews.com reporter Tian Bochuan
"The more you treat, the more busy you are; the more you treat, the more busy you are; the more you don't prevent, the panic of spending money; the only thing you can't prevent is pain and grief. Everyone is the first person responsible for their own health." Yin Dakui, the former Deputy Minister of Health, published The keynote speech emphasized that China now faces a dual disease burden: one is infectious, endemic and parasitic diseases caused by traditional biological models; the other is chronic non-communicable diseases.
He said that in the prevention and treatment of chronic diseases, including atrial fibrillation, there are four main aspects: first, strengthen health education on chronic diseases; second, implement prevention first; third, early diagnosis and early treatment; fourth, standardized treatment.
Mao Qun'an, director of the Department of Planning, Development and Information Technology of the National Health Commission, said that cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases are the number one cause of death among Chinese residents, and it is also the number one chronic disease in the prevention and treatment of major diseases.
To prevent and control cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, we must start from the main factors that lead to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
"Around the factors affecting health, mobilizing the government, society, and individuals to form a joint force to reduce the incidence and mortality of major chronic diseases in China is the goal of implementing the Healthy China Strategy and promoting the Healthy China Action." He said.
The picture shows Mao Qun'an, director of the Planning Development and Information Technology Department of the National Health Commission, participating in the dialogue on the theme of "Healthy China and Major Disease Prevention and Control Strategies".
Photo by China News Service reporter Li Jun
Han Yaling, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and chairman of the Cardiovascular Branch of the Chinese Medical Association, emphasized in her keynote speech that atrial fibrillation is a common cardiovascular disease, especially for the elderly.
She called on more cardiologists to join the team of health education and implement comprehensive prevention and long-term management of atrial fibrillation into clinical practice.
The general public awareness of atrial fibrillation needs to be improved urgently
During the event, the "Investigation Report on Public Awareness of Atrial Fibrillation Diseases", led by the Institute of Health Communication of Fudan University and professionally guided by the Cardiovascular Branch of the Chinese Medical Association, was released to the public.
Fu Hua, director of the Institute of Health Communication of Fudan University and professor of the School of Public Health of Fudan University, introduced that the survey report covers more than 2,000 people in five core cities in the Yangtze River Delta region. cognition, attitude, and behavior.
According to the survey, 85% of the respondents have heard of atrial fibrillation, but less than 30% of the respondents said they had a good understanding of atrial fibrillation, and the proportion who said they knew how to prevent and treat atrial fibrillation was even lower.
In addition, the general public has incomplete awareness of the symptoms of atrial fibrillation, and there are also misunderstandings about the harm and risk of atrial fibrillation.
For example, nearly 80% of the respondents knew that atrial fibrillation can lead to cardiac-related complications such as sudden cardiac death and heart failure, but less than 50% of the respondents knew that atrial fibrillation could lead to stroke.
The picture shows the discussion session on the topic "Current Situation and Prospects of Atrial Fibrillation Prevention and Treatment".
Image source: Screenshot from the scene
According to Li Yigang, director of the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, Xinhua Hospital Affiliated to Shanghai Jiaotong University School of Medicine, atrial fibrillation increases the risk of stroke by five times and causes significant damage to patients' quality of life.
However, due to the insidious onset of atrial fibrillation, the awareness of the disease is low and the diagnosis rate is low. It is necessary to vigorously promote the hierarchical diagnosis and treatment of atrial fibrillation and expand disease-related health education in order to attract attention and improve the treatment rate of atrial fibrillation.
Chen Minglong, director of the Cardiovascular Disease Center and deputy director of the Cardiology Department of Jiangsu Provincial People's Hospital, also emphasized that atrial fibrillation is a disease of the elderly, and children should remind the elderly with high-risk factors to have regular physical examinations, detect diseases as soon as possible, and cooperate with doctors to actively intervene to reduce complications. Happened, this is the real upstream treatment.
Medical technology innovation promotes the overall safety and effectiveness of atrial fibrillation surgery in my country
For a long time, the progress and innovation of atrial fibrillation diagnosis and treatment technology has been the focus of the industry.
"The overall level of diagnosis and treatment of atrial fibrillation in my country, including radiofrequency ablation, is constantly improving, bringing more and more benefits to patients." Han Yaling said.
Zhong Jingquan, director of arrhythmia in the Department of Cardiology, Qilu Hospital of Shandong University, introduced that the treatment of atrial fibrillation has two aspects: drugs and surgery.
The safety and efficacy of surgery for the treatment of atrial fibrillation are critical.
With the continuous innovation and progress of electrophysiological technologies such as ablation technology and intracardiac ultrasound, safer, more efficient and standardized surgical procedures have been realized, benefiting more patients.
Yao Yan, Director of the Arrhythmia Center of Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, Director of Arrhythmia Ward 1, and Chairman of the Asian Heart Rhythm Society, said that from mapping to ablation, from screening to treatment, the level of atrial fibrillation diagnosis and treatment in my country has improved in the past 20 years. By leaps and bounds.
With the acceleration of the aging process, it is expected that the industry and academia will further join hands to jointly promote medical technology innovation, effectively intervene in atrial fibrillation, and benefit the general public.
Chen Xi, general manager of the Cardiovascular and Professional Solutions Division of Johnson & Johnson Medical Technology in China, believes that companies must first ensure high-quality and stable production and supply, and provide clinical and patients with professional and safe products and services.
At the same time, we will further strengthen technological innovation to help medical and health professionals make difficult operations easier and more convenient, so that patients can benefit more with less damage.
The picture shows the discussion session on the topic of "Joining the Forces of All Parties to Protect China's Heart".
Image source: Screenshot from the scene
To benefit more patients, it is imperative to accelerate the construction of a team of atrial fibrillation specialists
As the demand of patients with atrial fibrillation continues to increase, the popularization of innovative medical technologies and the reserve of clinical professionals are crucial.
Sun Jie, member of the Social and Legal Affairs Committee of the 13th National Committee of the Chinese People's Political Consultative Conference and deputy dean of the School of Insurance of the University of International Business and Economics, analyzed that the detection rate of atrial fibrillation is low, and the incidence of stroke remains high. Insufficient cooperation between clinicians and clinicians may ignore some high-risk patients in their diagnosis and treatment work.
Sun Jie suggested that to strengthen the comprehensive management of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, firstly, we should promote the joint treatment of heart and brain, and move the threshold forward; secondly, we should popularize innovative technologies and improve prevention and treatment capabilities; thirdly, we should promote the sinking of resources for high-precision treatment solutions.
According to Ma Changsheng, director of the Cardiology Center of Beijing Anzhen Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University and chairman-designate of the Cardiovascular Branch of the Chinese Medical Association, there are currently about 100,000 patients with atrial fibrillation undergoing surgery every year in my country. By 2035, the number of atrial fibrillation surgeries is expected to increase to 1 million per year. In order to support the realization of the goal of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular disease prevention and control of the Healthy China Action, it is necessary to accelerate the training and expansion of the team of specialist doctors to meet the increasing patient demand.
"This task is particularly difficult, but we are full of confidence," he said.
The "Starlight Action" heart and brain health education project was launched, bringing together various forces to popularize the concept of health
In this program, the "Starlight Action" heart and brain health education project was officially launched.
The project was jointly initiated by the Cardiovascular Branch of the Chinese Medical Association, Beijing Bethune Public Welfare Foundation and China News Network, and supported by Johnson & Johnson Medical Technology.
According to Sun Zhiwei, chairman of Beijing Bethune Public Welfare Foundation, "Starlight Action" is a long-term heart and brain health education project, which aims to gather the efforts of all parties to strengthen the popularization of atrial fibrillation health knowledge, promote a healthy lifestyle for the whole people, and jointly light up The bright star of "Healthy China".
In addition to the "China Atrial Fibrillation Day • Heart and Brain Health Special Program" which will be broadcast on the 6th, the project will also launch a micro-documentary such as "You and Me Together Starlight Action" to in-depth popularize the health knowledge related to atrial fibrillation.
The series of micro-documentaries "You and I Concentric Starlight Action" jointly produced by Beijing Bethune Public Welfare Foundation and China News Network also officially appeared in the program to show the concept film to the public.
Wu Qingcai, editor-in-chief of China News Network, said in his speech that in recent years, China News Network has been committed to improving the communication platform, innovating communication strategies, and making continuous efforts in the field of national health.
He emphasized, "Although media professionals cannot wear white armor and face the disease, we are obliged and willing to do our best to popularize health science knowledge, improve public health literacy, and build a consensus on 'co-construction, sharing, and national health'. "(Finish)