Reflecting On Nurul Arifin's Eldest Child Who Died Of A Heart Attack, Do Healthy Habits To Take Care Of The Cardiovascular System

Illustration of risk factors for cardiovascular disease and prevention (Unsplash/Robina Weermeijer)

JAKARTA – The family of Mayong Suryolaksono and Nurul Arifin enveloped this morning, Tuesday, January 25. His eldest daughter, Maura Magnalia Madyaratri, is reported to have died. Senior journalist, Mayong, informed that his beloved daughter died of cardiac arrest. The funeral will be held tomorrow in San Diego Hills, Karawang.

Reflecting on this experience, according to data from the WHO (World Health Organization), heart attacks accounted for 85 percent of the total deaths from cardiovascular disease, which experienced 17.9 million worldwide. Launching the WHO page, cardiovascular disease is a group of disorders of the heart and blood vessels.

Cardiovascular disease includes coronary heart disease, disease of the blood vessels that supply the brain, peripheral artery disease, rheumatic heart disease, congenital heart disease, heart attack, and stroke.

The most important behavioral or lifestyle risk factors for heart disease and stroke are unhealthy diet, lack of physical activity, smoking, and drinking alcohol. The effects of these lifestyle factors trigger an increase in blood pressure, an increase in blood glucose, an increase in blood lipids, and excess weight. Other factors that make a person experience cardiovascular disease are a reflection of social, economic, cultural changes, aging, stress, and heredity.

Risk factors for heart disease can be decreased by adopting good habits as a lifestyle, citing the Prevention of Cardiovascular Disease published by WHO, such as reducing smoking, losing weight, maintaining ideal blood pressure, balanced cholesterol, and normal blood glucose. In addition, doing regular physical activity, getting enough rest, and eating a healthy diet also improves overall health.