MAIN CAUSE OF DEATH CAUSED CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE IN GROUPS

Today in the world and in our country, the proportion of deaths from cardiovascular disease is the most prevalent. According to statistics, every year in the world with approximately 17 million people die of cardiovascular disease, on average every 2 seconds, someone dies from the disease in this group. So what is the main cause of death due to heart? Surely you can think of cerebral vascular accident or myocardial infarction, but the correct answer is: pulmonary embolism. Can you listen to the patient at this but the statistics show that the mortality rate of the disease soon reach 15%, higher than acute myocardial infarction. Statistics in the United States showed that 500.00 - 600,000 cases annually, resulting in the deaths of 150,000 to 200,000 people.
Pulmonary embolism is a serious complication due to deep thrombophlebitis caused. It is caused by the formation of a blood clot in a deep vein network, mainly in the legs. When the clot breaks off and moves through the heart into the pulmonary circulation and trapped in the pulmonary artery will cause pulmonary embolism.
Deep thrombophlebitis or deep vein thrombosis is a relatively common disease. It often occurs in the lower extremities (90%) and the left foot right foot more; incidence of upper limb, pelvis, abdomen, chest, head, neck, only 10%. Prevalence was 1.5 per 1,000 people shared each year and increases with age, at the age of 80, this frequency is 3 per 1,000 people per year. More common in women than men.
With the risk that this disease brings, the diagnosis and treatment of deep vein thrombosis is important to prevent pulmonary embolism - a leading cause of death from cardiovascular disease group.