Key points of care for heart disease

The Saw Survey found that the number of deaths from heart disease, an umbrella term, is increasing. Heart disease also includes coronary heart disease, arrhythmia, cardiomyopathy and so on. There are some key points to understand when caring for heart patients, such as controlling diet, quitting smoking and drinking, etc.

1. Control your weight

Studies have shown that a 10% increase in body weight leads to an average 18.5 increase in cholesterol and a 38% increase in the risk of coronary heart disease. A 20% increase in body weight leads to an 86% increase in the risk of coronary heart disease. The prevalence of coronary heart disease in hypertensive patients with diabetes is twice that in hypertensive patients without diabetes.

2. Quit smoking

The nicotine in tobacco can increase the heart rate, raise blood pressure (excessive smoking can lower blood pressure), increase cardiac oxygen consumption, cause vasospasm, abnormal blood flow, and increase platelet adhesion. These adverse effects make the incidence of coronary heart disease in male smokers aged 30-49 three times higher than that of non-smokers, and smoking is also an important cause of angina attacks and sudden death.

3. Stop drinking

An experiment conducted by American scientists confirmed that ethanol is toxic to the heart. Excessive ethanol intake can reduce the contractile ability of the myocardium. For people with heart disease, excessive drinking will not only increase the burden on the heart, but may even cause arrhythmia, affect fat metabolism, and promote the formation of arteriosclerosis.

4. Improve living environment

Places with severe pollution and high noise levels may induce heart disease. Therefore, improve the living environment, expand the green area, reduce noise and prevent various pollution.

5. Avoid crowds

Avoid going to crowded places. Whether it is viral myocarditis, dilated cardiomyopathy, coronary heart disease, or rheumatic heart disease, they are all related to viral infection. Even heart failure often causes acute exacerbation due to upper respiratory tract infection. Therefore, be careful to avoid going to crowded places, especially during the cold season, to avoid infection.

6. Eat a healthy diet

There should be reasonable dietary arrangements. Hyperlipidemia, unbalanced diet, diabetes and obesity are all related to dietary nutrition, so nutritional factors are very important from the perspective of preventing and treating heart disease. In principle, the "three lows" should be achieved, namely: low calories, low fat and low cholesterol.

7. Exercise

Actively participate in moderate physical exercise. Maintaining regular and appropriate exercise is beneficial to enhancing heart function and promoting normal metabolism of the body. It is especially important for promoting fat metabolism and preventing the occurrence of atherosclerosis. For patients with heart disease, they should engage in appropriate amounts of physical activity based on their heart function and physical condition to help improve blood circulation, enhance resistance, improve the function of organs throughout the body, and prevent thrombosis. However, overly strenuous activities should be avoided, and the amount of activity should be increased gradually without causing symptoms.

8. Live a regular life

Develop healthy living habits. Live a regular life, be happy, and avoid emotional excitement and overwork.