Cardiovascular Diseases Cost Austria Billions – Experts Call for More Prevention
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Cardiovascular diseases are a major problem in Austria. They cause costs of around 8.5 billion euros every year. This is shown by current figures, reported by the portal medianet. The diseases affect many people in the country and place a heavy burden on the healthcare system.
Experts see one area above all in which something must change: prevention. This refers to measures that are meant to prevent people from becoming ill in the first place. These include, for example, a healthy diet, regular exercise and giving up smoking. In the view of specialists, such measures can help to avoid heart attacks and strokes.
The experts therefore call for greater attention to be paid to preventive care. They emphasize that prevention not only helps those affected, but could also reduce costs in the healthcare sector. The debate over the right steps is expected to continue in the coming months.
Sources: medianet.at
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