He death of a 17 -year -old teenagerwho presented heart problems And he was performing a class of gymnastics, he focused on Mendoza on the demand for clinical controls for adolescents. The specialists noted that the demand for medical studies has grown in the provincebut that the key is to know the patient’s background to avoid possible “Sudden death”.
Fernando Peñafort (Mt. 8316), President of the Mendoza Cardiological Societyhe said that it is important to understand that a clinical, cardiological examination and a physical suitable every year is key For sports from primary school to high school.
“In cardiological control one can detect, but unlike what people believe, not with 100% certainty. Thanks to the usual exam, such as an electro, an interrogation and physical examination, the detection of many of the pathologies is completed”he detailed.
To avoid any type of patient error (under 18) the doctor recommended Complementary exam. That study will present the family history, heart disease, genetic bases and symptoms such as fainting.
While the sudden death -Cause that is considered as one of the possibility of the death of the school student “Ecovida” of Godoy Cruz- is rare in people under 35 years old, Peñafort He explained that people with a history of cardiovascular diseases are a little more “Exposed”.
It can be avoided, above all, restricting physical activity since the risk increases.
Celeste López (Mt. 4326), Pediatric cardiologist member of the Argentine Federation of Cardiologyclarified that a “Electrocardiographic assessment” In adolescence it can help in different aspects of the state of Health.
“In adolescence it is where there are all hormonal changes and diseases that genetically can only manifest themselves in a late manner will be expressed. It is here when there is more predisposition to diseases that affect the heart”he exemplified.
The time for each control
The general rule of Mendoza’s cardiological society is Make a check every yearbut this can be “Relative”. There are healthy patients than others and should “analyze” The evolution of the symptoms, in the event that they exist, and closely follow the future exams.
“If there is a boy who had a normal electro in the first control, he has no symptoms and a family history, he knows that he is a patient who is unlikely to suffer from cardiac pathologies and one can relax a little more in controls.”he sentenced Fernando Peñafort In dialogue with The sun.
For the head of the cardiological society, in Mendoza there is a problem. When young people begin with adolescence, They reduce your visits to the pediatrician. This makes it impossible for the professional to derive them, in case they present some cardiovascular pathology.
Besides, López He specified that a correct evaluation allows physical activity. What collaborates in the psychological aspect of the boy, added to the possibility of Avoid cardiovascular diseases originated by sedentary lifestyle, physical inactivity, obesity, among others.
MISSING MEDICAL CERTIFICATE
In Mendoza, a law -sacted by the legislature in 2024- established that the schools stopped demanding the “traditional” medical certificate For the Gymnastics practice. In fact, children can perform the activity only with the certification that parents or guardians must present on the health status of their children.
Before the current norm, the medical certificate was mandatory. As reported from the General Directorate of Schools (DGE) The standard covers “All educational and health establishments, both public and private, that carry out physical activities under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Health and Sports of Mendoza and the General Directorate of Schools”.
With this panorama, Fernando Peñafort He said that an electro control would be ideal, “Knowing that not everything can be detected”: “Some pathologies escape in these exams and we also do not have 100% certainty no matter how much everything is done”.
The law also underlines that the Physical activity in the school context is not competitive And, therefore, it must align more with the education sector and the integral development of the students. This added to what “The responsibility of supervising this regulation went from the Ministry of Health to the Ministry of Education, Culture, Children and the General Directorate of Schools”.
The bad habits
Apart from checks, an era is being crossed for experts “digital” which drives a “Acquire habits such as eating badly, not doing physical activity, many hours of screen, resting little and not handling stress well”. These symptoms, in the long term, affect young people and make Develop heart problems.
“There is 50% of the adolescent population that has overweight or obesity and that makes, between 35 and 40, have a higher risk of heart attack. Something that increases much more the risk of sudden death, because it is the main cause”concluded the president of the cardiological society of Mendoza.
From an early age, the physical effortwith the corresponding controls, to prolong the state of health and improve habits.
