Hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and other cardiovascular diseases can evolve for years without symptoms. Isabel Monteiro, cardiologist at Hospital CUF Santarém, alerts to late diagnoses and to the tendency to devalue signs such as tiredness or shortness of breath. On World Heart Day, which is signed on September 29, the doctor defends a prevention that begins before complaints appear.
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Hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes and other cardiovascular diseases can evolve for years without symptoms. Isabel Monteiro, cardiologist at Hospital CUF Santarém, alerts to late diagnoses and to the tendency to devalue signs such as tiredness or shortness of breath. On World Heart Day, which is signed on September 29, the doctor defends a prevention that begins before complaints appear.