King of hearts

Today, heart surgeon, academician Renata Akchurina 65 years. Male hiding is not accepted, but looking at this toned man who works for days on end, you would never think that he was more than 50. "Alas, I am not a model of a man who leads a healthy lifestyle," - says the doctor who saved thousands of hearts patients. On the eve of the anniversary of Renat Suleimanovich he answered questions from the browser.

- Renat Suleimanovich why cardiovascular disease many years, the Russians are the cause of death number one?

- They're all over the world today came out on top in the list of mortality of the population. This is primarily due to the "speed" of life, the abundance of stressful situations, a huge number of smokers, poor environment, the growing number of overweight people, increase in the number of hypertensive patients, etc. As you can see, the causes of multifactorial. Our country is now included in the community of nations with a fast pace of life, patriarchal times over. In addition, Russia is inherent disease of adolescence, which primarily affected senior citizens - former Soviet people, who do not understand where we're going, again causing stress and a sense of insecurity.

- Probably the importance and the level of development of medicine?

- In terms of preventive, outpatient medicine Soviet Union was one of the advanced countries .  We provide follow-up many categories of patients - with rheumatism, diabetes, tuberculosis .   And all these dispensary groups were not on paper, but in reality .  Another thing - quality .  In Soviet times, it did not have enough funds for the development of modern technologies in medicine and, in particular, in the field of cardiovascular surgery .  But now, in terms of the development of modern medical technology we are no different from the western states .  Of course, they have more to do operations more money is allocated to health .  But many of our regions are provided in terms of medicine is not worse - for example, the Krasnodar region, Tatarstan .  In Krasnodar, carried nearly a thousand stent operations and aortocoronary bypass vessels per million population - is the world level .  Tatarstan has built three beautiful Center for Cardiovascular Surgery - in the coming years, they are completely shut down the region's needs .  But much depends on how much money is invested in the development of medicine .  While they are not enough - 3% of GDP, while in Europe - a minimum of 8% .  In the United States, for example, 14% .  But it is better not to be with the Americans: they have too big a gap between the poor and the rich .  But health care is funded in Europe by 10-12% of GDP .  And the Swede never go to Germany to be treated: in his country, just enough .

- What new medical technologies are used in Cardiology Research Center, where you work?

- We try to be on the level, even though it is not always enough money .  But in this we are helped by extrabudgetary activities Cardiology, aid donors who appear from time to time .  Today, the world is considered a promising work with stem cells .  We deal with them, too, but can not yet say that this is a panacea and that in this area of ​​medicine of the future .  Perhaps then we begin to understand better the process .  In addition, we have mastered one of the latest achievements of world medicine - hybrid surgery .  This is when patients who have several serious diseases (eg, simultaneously shocked and heart and brain vessels, and there is also a heavy other chronic diseases), engaged several experts - cardiovascular heart surgeon, an expert on invasive diagnostics anesteziolog- intensivist, cardiologist and perfusionist (blood flow specialist subsidiary) .  These doctors decide how the most optimal way to help the patient, which often operate in the usual way one is not taken because of the very high risk .  Hybrid operations - little traumatic and bloodless: the patient does not have to make huge cuts .  They are carried out quickly, and patients recover quickly after them .  In addition, in collaboration with the Institute of Experimental Cardiology, we are engaged in research on the effectiveness of drugs that are invented in Russia, and the demand is not only here but also abroad .  We are talking about drugs to dissolve the blood clot in the coronary artery in patients with developing myocardial .  Together with the cancer center, we have developed the operation patients who have both coronary heart disease, and cancer, in which contraindicated surgical intervention, but to save the patient should be immediately .  We have operated a number of such patients, and proved that it is safe .  I would not say that we are far behind the achievements of the foreign clinics, although funding remains our number one problem .

- Tell us about your working day; Do you keep a healthy lifestyle?

- I totally unhealthy lifestyle. I get up early, work hard. However, I always find time to walk and exercise with dumbbells. But doctors can not be an example of right living - from the operating do not get out in time to have lunch or dinner. Sometimes the doctor after surgery, 4 hours a day, and remembers only that he had not had breakfast. Although work-free days, when still necessarily look sick, which you operated, you can enjoy yourself. I love walking outdoors, swimming, steam room. Although at my age a serious sport can not speak, the movement - the only thing that can keep you efficient.

- How to keep the heart healthy - Please, give advice to readers.

- If you are healthy, maintain a constant physical activity, regardless of age. Those who are sick, you need to try to resolve a painful situation and then also move. Remember that there are still great Soviet resorts, they work better and go to Kislovodsk than in Turkey, where food is abundant and the sun. Our resorts are working smartest people out there for decades developed therapies. Activity, optimism, movement - this is the main components of a healthy heart. And, of course, spending time with friends and nice people - all this extends the life.

The team congratulates Renata Suleimanovich jubilee and wished him good health and further success in his noble cause!

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