Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Wednesday, 23 October 2024
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Health
Issues and Challenges relating to Cardiology: Irish Cardiac Society
9:30 am
Professor Brendan McAdam:
That is what we encourage. It is very fragmented but that is what we encourage. People who have had premature heart disease in their families should get checked out for blood pressure, diabetes and cholesterol, adopt healthy lifestyles and, if necessary, get tested further to see if they are at risk. It is very fragmented at the moment, but that is the kind of service we want to see going forward. We talk about the statistics and 9,000 people dead but they are mothers, fathers, sons or brothers who have been lost and that has a huge psychological impact on families. In that context, rehabilitation and counselling needs to be addressed as well.