(Julayi 1, 2018), Isikhungo Sokuhlasela Kwenhliziyo esisanda kuvulwa esibhedlela samaRoma Katolika saqala ukuhlinzeka ngezinsizakalo eziphuthumayo ezigulini ezisolwa noma eziqinisekisiwe zokuhlaselwa yinhliziyo. Iziguli zombuso ezinezimpawu ezifanayo zizothola lezi zinsizakalo esibhedlela saseKatutura. 

Intatheli ephezulu ye-New Era (NE) u-Alvine Kapitako ukhulume nodokotela wenhliziyo, uDkt Simon Beshir (SB) ngeSikhungo Sokuhlasela Senhliziyo esisanda kuvulwa. NE: Kuyini ngempela “ukuhlaselwa yinhliziyo?” SB: “Inhliziyo yakho idinga ukuhlinzekwa kwegazi njalo, umoya-mpilo kanye nezakhamzimba. Ngokuvamile kuba nemithambo emithathu, emincane uma kuqhathaniswa (2-5mm ububanzi) endaweni yenhliziyo iletha igazi emisipheni yenhliziyo esebenza njalo. Le mithambo 'ye-coronary' ingase inciphe kancane kancane nge-cholesterol. Ngokuvamile kusendaweni lapho kune-cholesterol eningi khona lapho umthambo wegazi ungase uvimbe ngokuzumayo ngehlule legazi. Igazi libe seliyeka ukugeleza liye esicutshini senhliziyo bese imisipha yenhliziyo iqala ukufa. Lokhu sikubiza ngesifo senhliziyo”. NE: Ngingacabanga ukuthi uma isiguli sihlaselwa yinhliziyo, sidinga ukwelashwa ngokushesha? SB: “Yebo. Ngokushesha nje lapho i-artery block, isikhathi siyahamba. Lapho sivula ngokushesha umthambo ovalekile, aba ngcono amathuba okuba isiguli siphile futhi inhliziyo yaso ilulame. Sithi: 'isikhathi siyisisipha'. Umthambo ungavulwa ngomuthi oncibilikisa amahlule. Lokhu kubizwa ngokuthi i-thrombolysis. Kodwa kufanele ilethwe ngokushesha ngangokunokwenzeka ngemva kokuqala kwezimpawu. Ukwelashwa okungcono ukuvula umthambo ngebhaluni ne-stent - lokhu kubizwa nge-balloon angioplasty. Yilokho esikwenzayo ezigulini ezihlaselwa yinhliziyo esibhedlela samaRoma Katolika”. 

NE: Zivame kangakanani izifo zenhliziyo eNamibia? SB: “Kuvame kakhulu futhi kuvame kakhulu. Isifo senhliziyo kanye nesifo senhliziyo yisona sizathu esihamba phambili ngokufa kwabantu emhlabeni wonke kanti neNamibia nayo nayo”. 

NE: Yiziphi izimpawu zokuhlaselwa yinhliziyo, iziguli kufanele zikubona kanjani? SB: “Kuya ngokuthi ungakanani umthambo ovalekile. Uma ungomunye wemithambo yenhliziyo eyinhloko, isiguli singase sife phakathi nemizuzu embalwa. Lokhu kubizwa ngokuthi ukufa kwenhliziyo kungazelelwe. Cishe amaphesenti angu-20 eziguli ezihlaselwa isifo senhliziyo ashona ngaso leso sikhathi. Kodwa izimpawu ezivamile zokuhlaselwa yinhliziyo yilezi: ubuhlungu besifuba obuqala kungazelelwe, ukuqina kwesifuba noma ukucindezela esifubeni. Ngokuvamile kuhlotshaniswa nokuphelelwa umoya, ukujuluka nokwesaba ukufa. Kepha kuneziguli ezingenazo izimpawu ezijwayelekile, ikakhulukazi iziguli ezinesifo sikashukela kanye nezalukazi. Bangase bazizwe begula kancane, bekhathele futhi bephelelwa umoya”. 

NE: Kukangaki ubhekana nezigameko zokuhlaselwa yinhliziyo esibhedlela samaRoma Katolika? SB: “Cishe zonke izinsuku siba nesiguli esinesifo senhliziyo. Ezinye izinsuku ziba zimbi futhi kungenzeka kube neziguli ezimbili noma ezintathu ezifika zinesifo senhliziyo”. 

NE: Yimaphi amaqembu eminyaka asengozini enkulu yokuhlaselwa yisifo senhliziyo? SB: “Isifo senhliziyo sihlasela kakhulu abantu abaneminyaka engu-50 kuya phezulu. Kodwa kungenzeka ngisho nakubantu abasha. Umuntu omncane engamelapha ngenxa yesifo senhliziyo kwakungowesilisa oneminyaka engu-18 ubudala”. 

NE: Yibuphi ubulili obuthikamezeka kakhulu futhi izinhlanga ezithile, noma izizwe ezisethubeni elihle lokuhlaselwa isifo senhliziyo kunezinye, kanti eNamibia yiziphi lezo? SB: “Kokubili ubulili nazo zonke izinhlanga nezizwe zingathinteka. Kungase kube khona ukuhluka ngokobuhlanga kodwa asikwazi ukusekela lokho kubuka ngedatha yesikhathi eside. Ngakho bekungeke kube ukuhlakanipha kimi ukukhomba iqembu elithile njengengozi enkulu noma ephansi kakhulu”.