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World Heart Day

29 September 2017

World Heart Day was first organized in 1999 by the World Heart Federation. This action was supported by the World Health Organization (WHO), UNESCO and other relevant organizations. Originally, the Day was held on the last Sunday of September, and since 2011 he has a fixed date – September 29.

Currently, cardiovascular diseases are the main cause of death and disability in the world: Every year 7 million people die. Therefore, the World Heart Day is held under the motto "Heart for Life". The World Heart Day was held on September 29, by the sixth year students of the Faculty of General Medicine and Dentistry, under the guidance of the Associate Professor of the Department of General Practice No. 2 D.K. Pakhomova in the sponsored Veterans House.

There were conducted a medical examination of patients, presentation and concert in the framework of the event. There were organized quizzes and competition in order for patients to better understand the risk factors for heart disease. At the end of the event there was held training of the complex of preventive curative gymnastics, which patients can later carry out independently.

The department of general practice No. 2.

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