Cardiovascular disease kills 1 person every 9 seconds The 290 million cardiovascular disease patients in the country, every 9 seconds, 1 person died as a result. Experts pointed out that atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease has become the first cause of death in China, and the incidence is increasing year by year, and poor management of “bad cholesterol” is the culprit. At the knowledge sharing session of the “China Health Knowledge Dissemination Incentive Program” jointly sponsored by the National Health Planning Commission, China Health Education Center and China Journalists Association, Wang Xiaoli, professor of the Department of Endocrinology and Metabolic Diseases of the First Hospital of China Medical University, said that atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (atherosclerosis for short) has now become the leading cause of death in China. become the first cause of death in China, and the incidence is increasing year by year. The China Cardiovascular Disease Report 2014, published by the National Cardiovascular Disease Center, shows that the current number of people with cardiovascular disease in China is 290 million, with an estimated 9,590 cardiovascular deaths per day, one death every nine seconds, and two out of every five deaths from cardiovascular disease. ”Dynamic porridge diseases include coronary heart disease, myocardial infarction, ischemic stroke and other cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Domestic and international guidelines for lipid prevention and treatment agree that high ‘bad cholesterol’ is the most important cause of atherosclerosis.” ”Bad cholesterol,” or low-density lipoprotein, can slowly block the arteries that carry blood to the heart and brain if levels are too high in the circulation, forming lipid deposits on the walls of the blood vessels, which in turn form atherosclerotic plaques and make the arteries increasingly narrow. Once it breaks down, it can also form blood clots, leading to myocardial infarction and stroke. Experts point out that the progression from “bad cholesterol” to cardiovascular disease is relatively slow: patients do not even have signs and symptoms, but once a heart attack or stroke occurs, it can be fatal within minutes. “The importance of the dangers of ‘bad cholesterol’ should be raised to curb the dynamic porridge disease at the source.” Wang Xiaoli said. Wang Xiaoli suggested that in addition to a healthy lifestyle of low-fat exercise, regular checkups are needed to control “bad cholesterol”: men over 40 and postmenopausal women should have their blood lipids tested annually; adults over 20 should have their fasting blood lipids measured at least once every five years; people with ischemic cardiovascular disease and other high-risk groups should have their blood lipids measured every three to six months. Lipids should be measured once every 3-6 months. “Other patients mistakenly believe that they can stop taking the medication once their lipid levels return to normal, but actually stopping the medication on their own is a ‘big no-no’ for lipid treatment. Cholesterol control requires long-term adherence.”