Ministry of Health expands care for heart disease
The minister of Health, Marcelo Queiroga, signed, this Tuesday morning (7), at an event at the Hospital at InCor, in São Paulo, an ordinance that expands the Acute Myocardial Infarction Care Line.
According to the minister, the epidemiological control of the covid-19 pandemic has made cardiac diseases return to the leadership among the main causes of death among Brazilians. According to him, the new coronavirus also impacted the increase in this type of disease.
With the signing of the ordinance, the line of care for heart disease includes innovations that already exist, such as pre-hospital treatment. “It already existed, but it didn't work properly. We are going to increase by three times the investment in thrombolytics [drug to dissolve clots]", explained the minister.
In addition, speed in patient care will be prioritized. “There are still patients who arrive at hospitals late, even if the hospital has logistics [for care],” he said. New coronary beds will be created and a partnership with public universities will allow specialists to assist, through telecardiology, physicians in attendance.
Another correction made by the ministry was the realignment of prices for used materials. “It is the duty of the minister to correct these distortions and reallocate resources appropriately,” said Queiroga.
The president of the Brazilian Society of Cardiology, Celso Amodeo, assessed that the ordinance “is a milestone in terms of care,” he said. "The project comes to standardize basic service," he added. The doctor explained that the earlier the medical intervention in the disease, the lower the chance of death.
For the president of the board of directors of InCor, Roberto Kalil Filho, the pandemic was a tragedy with thousands of victims, but heart attacks have also been a high cause of death for decades. “A program like this will save thousands of lives,” he said.
Text translated using artificial intelligence.
