Cold Increases the Risk of Heart Attack: Find Out How to Prevent It

The expert explains how to avoid heart attacks with prevention based on simple advice and healthy habits; learn and apply

With the very low temperatures of the last few days in several areas of Brazil, several health concerns arise. And it is not only respiratory diseases that appear more frequently at these temperatures, you know? The risk of heart attack, for example, can increase up to 30% due to the climate, especially among the elderly or those with risk factors.

For this reason, in this cold period, heart attack prevention is even more important. And, to take care of your heart, the best thing to do is to adopt some healthy habits and follow the advice to protect yourself from the damage of low temperatures.

Below, cardiologist Marco Miguita, from Cardiocat, advises how to do it:

Tips for preventing heart attack

According to the expert, some very simple measures can help prevent heart attacks, such as avoiding staying in closed and crowded environments.

“This can increase the risk of flu and infections, so if you can’t avoid being in environments like this, for example because of work, the ideal is to use personal protective masks,” he says. Also, when leaving home in cold temperatures, be prepared and wrap up your body, wearing blouses and other outerwear.

The specialist also warns that, for hypertensive patients, for people with diabetes or obesity and for smokers, the treatments should be doubled. For the elderly the same thing. It is important, in fact, to always make sure that the elderly dress well and drink plenty of fluids.

Finally, it is important to remember that precautions should not only be taken during the cold season. “The healthy routine that people maintain throughout the year helps to avoid heart problems when the colder temperatures arrive. Therefore, it is always important to exercise regularly and balance your diet, with a good consumption of fruits, vegetables and greens,” advises the doctor.

Source: Terra

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