In an interview with Caras Brasil, the cardiologist Valéria Braile explains if claustrophobia, which affects Diego Hypolito, can damage the heart
Participant of BBB 25The former Olympicat Diego Hypolito (38) He has already confessed to his confinement colleagues who suffer from claustrophobia. Among the symptoms and complications of the condition, tachycardia is quite common. Understand below if the phobia can have risks for the heart.
In an interview with Caras Brasilthe cardiologist Valéria Braile He explains that during a crisis it is common for the heart to start beating at a faster pace. “It can exceed 100 beats per minute and in normal situations the frequency of the beats should vary from 60 to 80 bpm.“
However, tachycardia offers heart risks only if it happens for a very prolonged period. “This acceleration of the heartbeat, if they remain for a long time, that is, more than 2 hours, can make the person more vulnerable to cardiovascular complications.“
“Since it beat so quickly, heart muscle can go to fatigue and muscle exhaustion like any other muscle in our body“Complete the expert. Braille adds that the crises of claustrophobia, panic or generalized anxiety are cars -liming.
“It is good to clarify that in 10 or 20 minutes the body itself is already stabilized. The terrible of the story is that those who find themselves in this situation do not believe that it will pass, literally has an imminent sense of death. In addition, the minutes in an epidemic of claustrophobia are equivalent to many hours of despair“He says.
What is claustrophobia?
During a conversation with the confinement colleagues of the BBB 25Diego Hypolito explained that he had developed claustrophobia after being hospitalized in a psychiatrist after depression has been diagnosed. Considered common, the disorder reaches about 25% of the world population.
“Claustrophobia is a type of psychic alteration of the anxiety class and panic syndrome. What changes is that the symptoms of this widespread anxiety have a triggering factor with closed places, in which the person feels “behind” without exit or to escape configurations“, Adds the doctor.
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