Njengoba kunikezwe lesi sigaba esiphathelene nenhliziyo, izifo zenhliziyo nemithambo yegazi zibangela ukufa okungakanani (ngamaphesenti) ngo-2008?
Context:Izifo zenhliziyo nemithambo yegazi yizona ezivame kakhulu ukubulala abantu emhlabeni wonke kusukela ngo-2008, zenza u-30% wabantu abafayo. Ezingaphezu kwezingxenye ezintathu kwezine zalezi ziwumphumela wesifo semithambo yenhliziyo nesifo sohlangothi. Ezinye zezici eziyingozi yilezi: ukubhema, ukukhuluphala ngokweqile, ukungawuvivinyi umzimba, i-cholesterol ephezulu, umfutho wegazi ophakeme nesifo sikashukela esingalawuleki kahle. Izifo zenhliziyo nemithambo yegazi azivamile ukuba nezimpawu kodwa zingabangela ubuhlungu esifubeni noma ukuphefumula kanzima. Ukuxilongwa kwesifo senhliziyo ngokuvamile kwenziwa ngokuthatha umlando wezokwelapha, ukulalela imisindo yenhliziyo nge-stethoscope, i-ECG, i-echocardiogram, ne-ultrasound. Ochwepheshe abagxila ezifweni zenhliziyo babizwa ngokuthi odokotela benhliziyo, nakuba ukwelashwa kungase kuhilele izici eziningi zezokwelapha.
Amaphesenti angu-30