JAKARTA - People aged 20 to 30 years are advised to adopt a healthy lifestyle and avoid smoking in order to avoid heart disease. The risk of heart attacks in young people can increase if there are congenital heart disorders.

"We focus on congenital or not, congenital heart disease or not, or other diseases such as aorta caused by congenital disorders called marfan syndrome, that person looks high, his hands are long," said a specialist in heart and blood vessels sub-specialis cardiology intervention dr. Suko Ardiato Sp.JP (K) Ph.D FIHA quoted from ANTARA, Wednesday, July 31.

The University of Indonesia's Kulusan said that congenital heart disorders and collective tissue disorders that cause problems such as leaky heart or teary blood vessels are more common in people in their 20s.

Rematic heart disease, according to him, also includes heart problems that are usually found in young people.

He explained that the heart disease was due to germs that occurred for years since patients were children, but the symptoms were usually only felt in their 30s.

"Within decades of heart attacks and finally starting to become symptomatic in the 20s or 30s," said doctor Suko, who practices at the Harapan Kita Jakarta Heart and Blood Vessel Hospital.

"So, how long does it take him to have a heart attack? Yes, it took him until 15 or 20 years before he caused a disturbance," he explained.

In dealing with heart disease in male patients aged productive, doctor Suko explained, treatment therapy uses blood dilution and surgery to repair or replace heart valves using metal or titanium can be a definitive treatment option.

Meanwhile, in women's patients who are of productive age, she said, heart disease treatment is recommended to be carried out by heart valve surgery to install a bio-animal valve.

"From the bio, you don't have to drink blood dilution, because blood dilution has side effects, including fetal disorders. So, those are things that need to be considered," he said.

He added that drugs to remove fluids so that the heart does not swell and drugs to maintain heart function can be given to young and elderly patients.


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