Dr. Yanela Ortega

I am Dr. Yanela Ortega Torres, I work as a clinical cardiologist at the UICAR. Cuban doctor approved in Spain, specialist in Cardiology and Comprehensive General Medicine, master's degree in atherosclerosis, graduated from the Higher Institute of Medical Sciences in Havana, with extensive experience in the diagnosis, treatment and medical monitoring of heart failure, ischemic heart disease, pathology valve, diseases of the aorta and pericardium. I have worked in the area of ​​cardiovascular disease prevention for more than 15 years, with experience in dyslipidemia and its treatment. I have developed research in atherosclerosis using non-invasive imaging techniques for the subclinical diagnosis of cardiovascular disease as well as its prevention.

In the Cardiology consultation in our centers, medical assistance is provided to patients with cardiovascular pathologies and at risk of suffering from them. In addition, non-invasive studies are carried out in these as well as other invasive ones are coordinated, allowing their diagnosis, treatment and follow-up.

Knowing your cardiovascular health is of great importance. Measuring cardiovascular risk at age 40 allows adjustments to be made to avoid suffering from these diseases in the next 10 years. Prevention includes modifying or controlling risk factors such as: Smoking, BMI ≥25, uncontrolled blood pressure, high blood glucose , cholesterol values ​​above recommended figures depending on your cardiovascular health status. Secondary prevention involves not only treating cardiovascular disease but also controlling these risk factors, to which is added sleep and other factors necessary to measure and treat them to delay mortality and live with a good quality of life.