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Healthcare: Specialist: 90% death rate among Romanian patients affected by cerebrovascular accidents
In Romania, the death rate among people affected by cerebrovascular accidents (CVA) reaches 90%, since access to new medical technologies used to prevent CVA is below European standards and investments for prevention and detection are low. The Economist Intelligence Unit report shows that the coordination of several types of actions is crucial to reduce the incidence of CVA, shows Marius Geanta, the president of the Innovation Centre in Medicine in a press release.
Over 60,000 Romanians suffer from CVA annually, while 54,000 people die from it, Geanta says.
“We should appreciate the fact that considerable resources have been allocated so far for emergency interventions in case of critical patients who suffered from CVA. However investments in the prevention segment are still low,” Geanta added.
He pointed to the fact that the report “Preventing stroke: Uneven progress,” made by The Economist Intelligence Unit with the support of Bristol Myers Squibb- Pfizer Alliance, the coordination of several types of actions is crucial to reduce CVA incidence.
“The existence of screening programs for high blood pressure and atrial fibrillation, of patient registers or clear treatment recommendations according to international clinical guides would significantly reduce CVA risks in Romania. We hope the authorities will notice the importance of those actions and will take measures to reduce CVA among Romanians, thus saving lives or social costs,” Geanta declared.
The report analyses CAV public prevention policies in 20 countries. It will highlight the best strategies of reducing risk factors. The probability of suffering from a stroke doubles every ten years after the age of 55 but, thanks to present medical technologies and knowledge about 80% of strokes can be prevented, according to the report.