Sudden cardiac arrest can happen to anyone, at anytime It was a chilling sight for anyone who saw it, said Professor Stephan Achenbach, president of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC), the world s largest organization of heart doctors.
Christian Eriksen, a 29-year-old football player for Denmark, suddenly collapsed on the pitch in front of tens of thousands of spectators in the stadium and millions more watching on television. A medical team rushed to his side.
Preliminary reports suggest that while he was being treated on the pitch, Christian s heart stopped beating. He was exceptionally fortunate that there was a medical team to immediately begin chest compressions and maintain blood flow. It probably saved his life.
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Tobacco use continues to be a primary contributor to the global burden of disease, causing an estimated 12% of deaths worldwide among people aged 30 and over. Four leading cardiovascular organizations - American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology, European Society of Cardiology and World Heart Federation - today released a joint opinion calling for greater action at the global scale to end the tobacco epidemic once and for all.
European Society of Cardiology
Tobacco use continues to be a primary contributor to the global burden of disease, causing an estimated 12% of deaths worldwide among people aged 30 and over. Four leading cardiovascular organisations – American Heart Association, American College of Cardiology, European Society of Cardiology and World Heart Federation – today released a joint opinion calling for greater action at the global scale to end the tobacco epidemic once and for all.
The organisations are urging governments to take immediate action to implement the World Health Organization’s MPOWER framework, which outlines six essential policy approaches proven to reduce tobacco use: Monitor tobacco use and prevention policies; Protect people from tobacco smoke; Offer help to quit tobacco use; Warn about the dangers of tobacco; Enforce bans on tobacco advertising, promotion and sponsorship; and Raise taxes on tobacco.