Times-Advocate, 1984-02-01, Page 71111 MUCH AS WE NI1ED
Hypertension
Everyone needs blood pressure to move blood through
the circulatory system. Blood pressure is created by contrac-
tions of the heart muscle, which pumps the blood through the
vesseh, and by the resistance of the arterial walk. With each
beat of the heart, blood pressure goes up and down within a
limited range. When it goes up and guys up, it Is called high
blood pressure, also known as hypertension.
High blood pressure k a silent, mysterious killer...silent
because It has no characteristic symptoms; mysterious be-
cause, In more than 90 percent of the cases, the cause. is
unknown, and there is no cure. If hypertension Is not
controlled, serious cardiovascular complications may result.
Hypertension, or high blood pressure, affects nearly 2,000,000
Canadians and in these persons the pressure puts an extra
work Toad upon the heart which Is responsible for the
development of hypertensive heart disease.
The tragedy of hypertension is that half the people who
have it are unaware of the fan and, of those who do know, it is
estimated that only one in four are receiving adequate
treatment. Research has developed drugs and other means of
controlling high blood pressure in most cases. High blood
pressure can result in stroke, congestive Kean failure and
kidney failure and Is a major risk factor In coronary artery
disease.
We know that the person whose systolic blood pressure is
over 150 has 2 times more risk of having a Kean attack than the
person with a systolk blood pressure under 120and 4 times the
chance of suffering a stroke. The importance of early diagnosis
and adequate treatment of hypertension are obvious in the
tight -of these facts.
There are several types of hypertension. Some people
suffer from occasional periods of elevated pressure; some
have sustained, but modest, elevations of blood pressure,
sometimes referred to as "essential" hypertension; and others
have a severe and persistent elevation — often referred to as
"malignant" hypertension.
While the exact cause of primary or essential hypertension
is unknown, certain factors contribute to it. The kidneys, for
instance, may release a substance into the bloodstream which
triggers a chain of chemical events leading to high blood
pressure. Hypertension may also be caused by long-standing
kidney disease, or certain abnormalities of the adrenal or other
endocrine glands. Emotions are thought by many to playa role
in increasing the blood pressure.
Rheumatic
Heart Disease
Rheumatic fever is usually considered a disease of child-
hood, striking during the school-age years. It is usually
preceded by a "wee" infection, which, for reasons not
understood, results in the development of rheumatic fever In
certain children some ten to fourteen days after the "strep"
Infection clean up. It should be noted that very few "veep"
Infections are followed by the onset of rheumatic lever.
Rheumatic fever k often recurrent, particularlyfollowing
subsequent "wee Infections and recurrent attacks may /rad
to rheumatic ban disease, in whkh the valves of the hart are
scarred and deformed. Luckily rheumatic bean disease an
usually be prevented by the use of antibiotics to treat "strep"
infection and by long-term administration of antibiotics to
rheumatic fever patients to prevent recurrence of the disease
and subsequent heart damage.
The development of open-heart surgery has dramatically
changed the outlook for those whose bean valves have been
scarred or deformed — about 8S% of cases can now be cured
by surgical techniques.
Congenital Defects
Congenitall defects are congenital malformations of the
bean or its major blood vessels which are caused by abnormal
development of the embryo. Some defects are hereditary;
others are caused when a pregnant woman is exposed to
diseases such as German measles, or to chemical toxins. In all,
there are 35 recognizable types of defects.
The most common defects are holes in the wall dividing
the lower chambers or the upper chambers of the bean. These
defects can often be detected at birth because of the unusual
murmur the heart makes with each beat. Other defects affecting
major arteries may require highly elaborate tests for accurate
diagnosis and thew testsoften cannot be undertaken until the
infant is several months old.
Again, the great progress in recent years in cardiovascular
surgery has made it possible to correct many of these defects
surgically and extend the life expectancy and quality of these
children.
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50% of persons with high bi
pressure are unaware of it!
25% are aware but receive no therapy
1214% are aware with adequate control
1214% are aware but not adequately controlled
SOURCE NATIONAL WART a IUNG 1MTITUT! ESTIMATE
problems
that remain
4
Ito The prevention of PREMATURE HEART
ATTACKS, which are increasing in younger age
groups.
pv The prevention of STROKES.
▪ The discovery of a vaccine to prevent
RHEUMATIC FEVER.
j► A cute for HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, which
afflicts nearly 2 million Canadians.
▪ The prevention of CONGENITAL HEART
DEFECTS in newborn babies.
j► further reduction of the TIME LAG between the
discovery of new knowledge and its application
to patients.
If(ective methods of motivating Canadians to
change their living habits to REDUCE THE RISK
of heart attack and stroke.
Volunteers Are Our' Lifeblood!
To Imam e their programmes sal Rew•arc h. I dui anon and
other services to the public. the Canadian -Heart Foundations
t ondut tan annual c ampargn — the ( anadran Heant f and — In
February. Heart Month throughout Canada The Heart Fund
provides the bulk of the monies tethered and the balanic•
inures from such other forms sal 1111 01111. as befilleSIS and
memorial donations
At mss ( a nada. thousands of volunteers are needed at
supenrse and it onduu the t ampargn, as well as to tall on
( anadtans, In their' busmesst•s and homes Although the
organrtatvon yf this type of "personal approat 5' «ampargn is
i nmples. our evpertenc e shows ,hal ,t raves the maumum
amount of money at the lowest t osr In dealing with puhlo
funds. this end p,s(Ams the means
While the strength of our volunteer fund-ratsmg army n
growing aeaddy. we shit hase a long was to go before we will
have enough volunteers to ensure That every single ( anadian
ablevu g„e n c ailed upon - either .11 111111 of at home by
Heart ao!trnteet
We also need volunteers throughout the year for non -
campaign at holies. The research programme depends heavily
on the help of sc leftists and physicians for the evaluation of
research applicatiogs and for the guidance of national and
provmc tat Boards In all matters medical. Doctors. nurses and
other paramedical personnel help promote professional
education at trvities. Canadians from all walks of life. from
titles. towns and hamlets. participate in public education and
other programmes and form provincial Boards or tommuniry
Heart foundation chapters. As the availabebty of knowledge
Inrreases. They will be called upon to help rmhafe community'
programmes designed to help all Canadians prevent heart
disease or at least reduce the risk of acqu,rmg It
Anyone woh mlerest and a moderate amount of rime to
spare will he healte1y welcomed by hes or her provmc Lal Hart
f inundation regardless of skills or talents
48%
1
HEART & BLOOD
VESSEL DISEASE
— 81,406
23%
CANCER
— 39,996
Leading Causes of Death
in Canada 1980
9%
ACCIDENTS
—15,740
SOUK! STATISTICS CANADA
a.au.w
Deaths Due to Major Types of
Heart Disease
49,196
14,934
1,503. HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE
734 , RHEUMATIC HEART DISEASE
15,039 _ ALL OTHER HEART DISEASES
60/0
RESPIRATORY
DISEASES
—11,178
14%
ALL OTHER
CAUSES
— 23,153
IIIARI MIA( h
SIIt( USI
Incidence of
Heart Disease
By Province
Ontario/ 950,000•
Quebec / 730,000
Ilhifbh Columbia / 275,000
Alberta / 200,000
Manitoba / 120,000
Saskatchewan / 110,000
Nova Scotia / 90,000
SOURCE. STATISTICS CANADA
..IDS. 1912
New Brunswick / 75,000
Newfoundland & Labrador / 65,000
Prksce Edward bland / 14,000
North West Territories / 3,000
Yukon Territories / 2,000
CANADIAN TOTAL / 2,634,000
SOURC1 CANACRAN MARL 10UNDAIION [SWAMI
Times -Advocate, February 1, 1984
Research Pays 31% Dividend
Evidence that cardiovascular rewards
pays off is reflected in this arrow flow
cyan. The overall death rate from bean
and blood vessel disease for people
under 65 is down 31% since 1955. Marked
reductions have been achieved In deaths
due to woke, high blood pressure and
most other forms of hart disease RUT,
in HEART ATTACK, the single leading
killer, the decline has been 23%.
Thousands of Canadians are currently
living, who would have died prematurely
if 1955 death rates prevailed today.
The Record
of Research
1955-56 / $92,275
1956-57 / $94,$66
1957-58 / $138,058
1958-59 / $311,970
1959-60 / $1 M0,0116
1960-61 / 51,020,591
1961-62 / 51,133,156
1962-63 / 51,179.501
1963—'64 / 51,272,495
1964-65 / 51,612,922
1965-66 / 51,925,275
1966-67 / 52,071,528
1967-68 / 52,588,295
1968-69 / 52,411,800
1969-70 / 52,981,455
1970-71 / 52,851,022
1971-72 / 53.711,231
1972-73 / 54,117,001
7973-74 / 54,786,978
1974-75 / 55,888,359
1975-76 / 57,166,626
1976-77 / $8,725,871
1977-78 / 59,926,574
1978-79 / 512,024,306
1979-80 / 513,561,438
1980-81 / 515,143,020
-1981-82 / 518,646,424
ere from
thleart.
Canadian Heart Fund.
CV DEATH'RATES, UNDER 65, SINCE 1955
Heart
Attack
Down
23%
MI
CV
Diseases
Down
31%
Width of ban indicates
relative importance as
a cause of death.
SOURCE STATISTICS CA,MOA
27
Years
of Research
Support
Total
$126,374,487
Stroke
Down
471k
Rheumatic
Hears
Disease
Down
The Heart
Fund Dollar
High Blood
Pressure
Down
cow- 4s
4.°
4 -3
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n
TIME
FREE.!
BLOOD PRESSURE
Clinic in Exeter
Thursday, Feb. 2
- 11 a.m. - 3 p.m. PLACE - Exeter Library
Other Dates and Locations
February 9
Goderich Library
February 16
Clinton Municipal Officer
on Huron Rd.
February 23
Seaforth
Town Hall
March 1
Wingham
Town Hall
Support of the People Listed Below. They Care About Your Heart
Algoma Tire
235.0330
(Exeter) Ltd.
296 Main Street N. Exeter
Toll Fr.. 600.265.4247
Huron Motor
Products
518 Main Street, Exeter
Pontiac, Buick, G.M.C., Cadillac
Exeter 235-0363
Jerry Mather. Limited
Office Equipment, Furniture
and Stationery
235-1840
92 Main St., Exeter, Ontario
ors Jack & Marg's
FP -11;1001Y2 Service station
207 Main St. N., Exeter
235-2444
Noting Exclusively in Sports & Sporhweor"
282 Main St. S. 235-1314
CountiCountPv PIowcs
395 Main St.
r
Exeter 235-2350 0 - 9!
Clinton Community
CREDIT UNION
235-0640
482.3466
REDI•MIX CONCRETE
REDI-MIX CONCRETE MTC Approved
i FORMWORK McCann Redl-Mex Inc.
Dashwood, 237-3647
Exeter 235-0338
Scott's leather Shop
120 Sanders St. W., Exeter
235-0694
Pat's Pet Shop
350 Main St. Exeter 235-1951
136 MAIN ST N. EXETER
hGOLDEN HARVEST
FARM SEEDS
Box 431, Exeter, Ontario
NOM ISO
235-0770
prim DAVE MOORE FUELS
P 1RotAMAM PETRO -CANADA
Products for Farm - Home - Industry
84 RIVERSIDE DRIVE PHONE 235-0853 EXETER, ONT.
fflactea ns
Exeter
110 Main St. North, 235-0800
Russell Electric
(Exeter) Ltd.
432 Main St. S., Exeter 235-0505
EXETER FARM EQUIPMENT LIMITED
235-1880
Kntucky Fried
T WINS
227 Main St. North. Exeter
OPTICAL
407 Main St.,
Exeter
235-0511
NORSE
INDUSTRIES
P O Box 711• Hwy IN
Exeter, Ontario NOM ISO
i (519) 235-1888
Cell Non. Industries
for detailed spealfleatlorss
CO.OP Exeter
District
235-2081 Co -Op
4 Blocks West of Firehall
Auto-Rund
Toll Free roofer
1.5100.263.7034 233-1100
Walpers
Service Centre
99 Thames Rd. W.
!Exeter 235-0225
Main St., Exeter
235-0212
Clarke
Shell Self Serve
119 Main St. N., Exeter 235-0119