Lawyers, by the nature of their profession, are prone to stress
and sleeplessness, and must undergo regular checks to avoid sudden
death, according to a medical expert, Prof Kamar Adeleke.
Adeleke, who is President/Chief Executive Officer of Tristate
Healthcare Systems Ltd, spoke at the annual general conference of
the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Lagos.
Tristate Healthcare Services partnered with the NBA to provide
screening and medical treatment for lawyers at the conference.
Adeleke said sudden death was a major problem in Nigeria, adding
that its leading causes include diseases of the cardiovascular
(heart) system.
“It is estimated that more than seven million lives per year are
lost to sudden cardiac death (SCD) worldwide, including over
300,000 in the United States,” he said
Quoting the World Health Organisation, he said one out of every
five Nigerian adults over the age of 30 will likely die prematurely
from non-communicable diseases, including cardiovascular
diseases.
Cardiovascular diseases, he said, include coronary artery
disease, which constitutes 80 per cent of cause of sudden cardiac
death; cardiomyopathies (heart muscle disease) and cardiac rhythm
disorder.
Risk factors for sudden death, he said, are older age, male sex,
post-menopausal state, cigarette smoking, hypertension, diabetes
mellitus, high cholesterol, obesity and family history.
On how to prevent sudden death, he said it involves
identification of individuals at risk, treatment of underlying
predisposing condition, lifestyle modification (healthy diet,
exercise, weight loss and smoking cessation) and implantation of
the automated implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (AICD).
AICD is a small electronic device implanted in the chest, just
beneath the skin below the collar bone.
Its main function is to prevent sudden death from cardiac arrest
due to life threatening abnormally fast heart rhythms.
Tristate Healthcare Systems Vice-President/Chief Operating
Officer, Dr Olukunle Iyanda, said the company did full screening of
lawyers at the even, which was the first time it would happen at
any NBA conference.
The tests, he said, included urinalysis, cholesterol testing,
prostrate cancer screening, glucose level checks and body mass
index examinations to determine obesity.
“The tests are to prevent issues of sudden death, high blood
pressure for those who have it but don’t know – people who think
it’s only when they’re fat that their obese; all of which
contribute to heart diseases.
“Our strength is cardiovascular diseases treatment. We have done
about 150 open heart surgeries and a lot of other cardiac
interventions. We discovered that prevention is better than
cure.”
He said a full cardiac evaluation was also done for lawyers,
which involves heart ultrasound.
“We also provided emergency services and respiratory care, which
has to do with issues of sleep disorder,” he said.
Iyanda urged lawyers, who he said are prone to depression and
sleeplessness, to always “know their numbers”.
“When we say ‘know their numbers’, we’re talking about knowing
their cholesterol level, their glucose level, their heart rate. The
frequency of the tests depends on the age.
“If you’re above 50, you have to undergo such tests at least
once every six months. If you’re in your 40s you may do it once a
year. It also depends on what the numbers say,” he said.
He said 56 staff of Tristate Healthcare was deployed to the
conference.
“It’s like a value-added service to the NBA,” he said.
Lawyers, by the nature of their profession, are prone to stress
and sleeplessness, and must undergo regular checks to avoid sudden
death, according to a medical expert, Prof Kamar Adeleke.
Adeleke, who is President/Chief Executive Officer of Tristate
Healthcare Systems Ltd, spoke at the annual general conference of
the Nigerian Bar Association (NBA) in Lagos.
Tristate Healthcare Services partnered with the NBA to provide
screening and medical treatment for lawyers at the conference.
Adeleke said sudden death was a major problem in Nigeria, adding
that its leading causes include diseases of the cardiovascular
(heart) system.
“It is estimated that more than seven million lives per year are
lost to sudden cardiac death (SCD) worldwide, including over
300,000 in the United States,” he said
Quoting the World Health Organisation, he said one out of every
five Nigerian adults over the age of 30 will likely die prematurely
from non-communicable diseases, including cardiovascular
diseases.
Cardiovascular diseases, he said, include coronary artery
disease, which constitutes 80 per cent of cause of sudden cardiac
death; cardiomyopathies (heart muscle disease) and cardiac rhythm
disorder.
Risk factors for sudden death, he said, are older age, male sex,
post-menopausal state, cigarette smoking, hypertension, diabetes
mellitus, high cholesterol, obesity and family history.
On how to prevent sudden death, he said it involves
identification of individuals at risk, treatment of underlying
predisposing condition, lifestyle modification (healthy diet,
exercise, weight loss and smoking cessation) and implantation of
the automated implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (AICD).
AICD is a small electronic device implanted in the chest, just
beneath the skin below the collar bone.
Its main function is to prevent sudden death from cardiac arrest
due to life threatening abnormally fast heart rhythms.
Tristate Healthcare Systems Vice-President/Chief Operating
Officer, Dr Olukunle Iyanda, said the company did full screening of
lawyers at the even, which was the first time it would happen at
any NBA conference.
The tests, he said, included urinalysis, cholesterol testing,
prostrate cancer screening, glucose level checks and body mass
index examinations to determine obesity.
“The tests are to prevent issues of sudden death, high blood
pressure for those who have it but don’t know – people who think
it’s only when they’re fat that their obese; all of which
contribute to heart diseases.
“Our strength is cardiovascular diseases treatment. We have done
about 150 open heart surgeries and a lot of other cardiac
interventions. We discovered that prevention is better than
cure.”
He said a full cardiac evaluation was also done for lawyers,
which involves heart ultrasound.
“We also provided emergency services and respiratory care, which
has to do with issues of sleep disorder,” he said.
Iyanda urged lawyers, who he said are prone to depression and
sleeplessness, to always “know their numbers”.
“When we say ‘know their numbers’, we’re talking about knowing
their cholesterol level, their glucose level, their heart rate. The
frequency of the tests depends on the age.
“If you’re above 50, you have to undergo such tests at least
once every six months. If you’re in your 40s you may do it once a
year. It also depends on what the numbers say,” he said.
He said 56 staff of Tristate Healthcare was deployed to the
conference.
“It’s like a value-added service to the NBA,” he said.
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