Adeleke, made this known on Tuesday, October 20, during the inauguration of Tristate Heart and Vascular Centre at the institution’s division of cardiovascular diseases.
He stressed that cardiovascular disorders have overtaken infectious diseases such as malaria as the nation’s leading cause of death.
The cardiologist while addressing a world press conference, said the No-1 killer in Nigeria is heart disease, followed by stroke.
He said: “To confirm to you that many Nigerians suffer heart-related crises, we were in UCH, Ibadan sometime ago on medical mission and found out that at least six of the eight patients picked randomly and tested, were confirmed to be suffering from chronic heart problems.
“Such development led to this partnership to care for many Nigerians suffering from cardiovascular diseases.”
The professor further informed that while the silent killer diseases have been effectively managed medically by America, leading to an average life expectancy of 80 years, in Nigeria, it is 51 to 52 years because there is little or no attention to the heart-care sector.
“Know your blood pressure, know your cholesterol and sugar level to avoid sudden cardiac arrest,” Dr. Adeleke noted.
Medical experts advice that to prevent having to go see a doctor too often and to maintain good health, there are ten things you must start doing.
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