Cold weather is a predisposing factor for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. In cold weather, the peripheral blood vessels of the human body constrict, the arterial pressure increases, and the myocardial oxygen consumption increases, which increases the burden on the heart, especially when suddenly from the warm indoor to the cold outdoors, the blood vessels are stimulated by the cold air and shrink suddenly, resulting in the interruption of blood flow or blockage of blood vessels, which can easily lead to myocardial infarction (referred to as myocardial infarction).
How to protect the heart and prevent myocardial infarction in the cold winter?Experts from Hunan Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine tell you.
1. Protect against cold and keep warm.
Pay special attention to the head, hands, and feet to keep warm, and wear warm items such as hats, gloves, and scarves when going out. Pay attention to weather changes in time, minimize unnecessary outings, and appropriately adjust antihypertensive drugs according to your blood pressure while keeping patients with high blood pressure warm, so as to keep blood pressure in a stable state as much as possible.
2. Reasonable diet.
The daily diet should be less oil, less salt, less sugar, eat more fresh vegetables and fruits, moderate intake of meat, fish, eggs, milk and other animal foods and soybean products, and supplement high-quality protein. Eat three regular meals, don't overeat, and don't go hungry and full.
3. Exercise moderately.
Moderate exercise can enhance cardiopulmonary function, the elderly and patients with chronic diseases are best to choose low- and medium-intensity exercise, such as walking, Baduanjin, Tai Chi, etc., and when the weather is fine, you can go outdoors after 10 am to before 3 pm.
It should be noted that some activities that usually seem to be of little intensity may induce the occurrence of myocardial infarction in extremely cold weather, such as lifting heavy objects, and heart disease patients should avoid.
Fourth, regular work and rest.
Life should be regular, get up on time, avoid overwork, ensure adequate sleep and rest, but also do not over-increase sleep, sleeping too long will put the body in a low metabolic state, which is not conducive to health.
5. Control your emotions.
We must learn to control our emotions, relieve stress appropriately, get less angry and get angry, and avoid excessive tension and excitement.
6. Stay away from tobacco and alcohol.
Long-term smoking and heavy drinking can harm cardiovascular health and induce myocardial infarction, so you should quit smoking as soon as possible, drink as little as possible, and try to "not get a drop of alcohol".
7. Regular physical examination.
Regular check-ups can detect and deal with potential health problems in a timely manner, especially paying attention to your blood pressure, blood lipids, and blood sugar.
8. Drugs**.
For people who already have cardiovascular disease, taking medications** as recommended by their doctor is an important measure to prevent myocardial infarction. Do not change the dosage or stop the drug at will, and go to the hospital regularly for re-examination and adjust the ** plan in time. Developing a healthy lifestyle is the key to preventing cardiovascular disease and is also effective in preventing myocardial infarction.
In winter, the key to staying away from myocardial infarction is to prevent it, and at the same time pay close attention to your physical condition, once a myocardial infarction occurs, you should immediately call the first aid**, and the patient should lie still while waiting for the ambulance, and do not have too much activity. In this cold season, let's work together to protect cardiovascular health and spend the winter healthy and safe.
Hunan Medical Chat Special Author: Hunan Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine Department of Cardiovascular Medicine Luo Zhe Follow @Hunan Medical Chat to get more health science information!
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