The live medical lecture “The Heart: Prevention and Modern Therapy” as part of the story-VS event series on Friday, October 11th, in the Neue Tonhalle in Villingen, will be given this year by Professor Sebastian Ewen, heart specialist and chief cardiologist at the Schwarzwald-Baar Clinic. Admission is from 7 p.m., starts at 8 p.m.
Our heart is about the size of a fist, is located in the middle of our chest and consists of two atria and two chambers, according to a press release. It consists of muscles that rhythmically contract and relax so that oxygen-rich blood is pumped to the body and oxygen-poor blood is transported to the lungs. In an average life, a person’s heart beats around 2.5 billion times, which corresponds to around 60 to 100 beats per minute, depending on the stress, training and health situation.
Cardiology deals with diseases of the heart and the circulatory system. The diagnosis of cardiovascular diseases is usually made through a careful evaluation of symptoms of the disease (“history”), such as shortness of breath, thoracic complaints (“angina pectoris”) or dizziness, a physical examination as well as an ECG, an echocardiography, a cardiac MRI/CT or a cardiac catheter examination.
According to current statistics, cardiovascular diseases are responsible for around 40 percent of all deaths in Germany. Consequently, prevention in cardiology plays an important role in minimizing the risk of a heart attack, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases. Medical care and treatment of cardiovascular diseases in Germany are at a high level, but prevention remains an important factor in minimizing the risk of a heart attack, stroke and other cardiovascular diseases and reducing mortality, it says of the message.
Those interested can obtain tickets at the well-known advance sales points: Morys Hofbuchhandlung Villingen and Donaueschingen, at the Villingen-Schwenningen tourist information offices and at www.story-vs.de/kartenbestellung/.
