The study stresses that these figures result from both the prevalence of risk factors such as tobacco, alcohol, hypertension, diabetes and less favorable nutrition, and also differences in access to health services, speed of care and long -term support. For Corsica, we can therefore think that insularity, access to specialized care, but also rooted life practices (more frequent smoking, rhythm of life impacting physical activity), help to explain this situation.
Although the study does not provide exact infrastal data for strokes or heart failure in Corsica, it specifies that at the national level, there are also local inequalities pronounced for these pathologies, in connection with medical resources and unequal prevention logics. We can therefore reasonably assume that certain rural or isolated areas of the island also experience a more marked vulnerability.
Concretely, Corsica is found among the most affected regions for infarction (with Paca, Grand Est, Occitanie). As recalled by the published synthesis, in mainland France, the territorial contrast is clear: in the least affected regions such as Brittany, the Pays de la Loire or Île – France, hospitalizations for ischemic cardiopathy are well below the average.
In summary, Corsica appears as a high risk area for ischemic heart disease, with a profile that combines a significant prevalence of risk factors and structural brakes with optimal management. This situation requires intensifying prevention (reduction of smoking, better nutrition, physical activity), strengthening the supply and speed of specialized care, and developing long -term monitoring for risky populations.
