Cases of stroke, acute coronary syndrome (ACV), and bronchial asthma significantly rose amid the holidays, the Department of Health (DOH) said Monday.
Based on its monitoring, DOH said the number of stroke cases rose from 12 patients on December 23 to 103 patients on December 30.
Of the total stroke cases, there were two recorded deaths.
Most of the reported stroke cases were persons aged 45 to 64 years old.
The DOH also said the cases of ACV jumped from 2 patients on December 22 to 62 patients on December 30. There was one reported death.
Most of the patients with ACV were from 55 to 74 years old.
DOH described ACV as a condition associated with sudden changes in the blood flow of the heart. These conditions included myocardial infarction or heart attack.
The Health Department said it is also monitoring the cases of bronchial asthma this Yuletide season.
From six bronchial asthma cases on December 22, reported patients spiked to 63 on December 30, with most coming from the zero to nine-year-old age bracket.
DOH has monitored the trend of stroke, ACV, and bronchial asthma cases from eight hospitals that served as sentinel sites.
DOH earlier said it alerted hospitals to monitor diseases related to the so-called Holiday Heart Syndrome amid the festivities of the Yuletide season.
According to DOH, Holiday Heart Syndrome is a condition caused by excessive alcohol consumption, stress, lack of rest, and eating too much salty or fatty foods that may increase blood pressure which can lead to arrhythmia or abnormal heart rhythm, which is one of the causes of stroke.
—Mariel Celine Serquiña/RF, GMA Integrated News
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