The temperature is dropping! These are the eight dangerous moments of the heart, and none of them can be careless!
Winter is the saddest season for patients with heart disease. To prevent the occurrence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, cold weather is an important reason for the high incidence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Peripheral vasoconstriction will lead to an increase in blood pressure and blood lipids. Increase the risk of heart infection. Catching a cold is also easy to cause cardiovascular accidents. Be careful of the eight dangerous moments of the heart, in addition to a drop in temperature, but also pay attention to multiple dangerous moments that damage the heart. Elderly people with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases stay in a closed and anoxic environment for a long time, which can easily cause brain and heart ischemia. Patients with coronary heart disease and the middle-aged and elderly should not take a bath when they are full or hungry. For example, when defecating in the toilet, many middle-aged and elderly people are not smooth. Patients with coronary heart disease and middle-aged and elderly people should not use too much force when going to the toilet, but alcohol will cause brain excitement, and patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases will cause coronary artery spasm or acute myocardial infarction. It is recommended that patients with coronary heart disease and middle-aged and elderly people should not drink alcohol, which is easy to induce myocardial ischemia.
According to the China Weather Network, the first large-scale rain and snow in 2023 will be launched soon. It is expected that from January 11 to 15, this strong cold air will bring severe cooling, strong winds and large-scale rain and snow to our country. The temperature in parts of Northeast China, Jianghuai and Jiangnan will plummet by about 20 ℃. There will be obvious rain and snow in North China and Huang-Huai, and it will be early snow in many places this winter.
As the temperature drops, the heart is more likely to get hurt.
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There are four channels in the heart.
Xiong Lu, chief physician of the oncology department of Guang'anmen Hospital of the Chinese Academy of traditional Chinese Medicine, pointed out in an article in the Health Times in January 2023 that as the saying goes, the heart likes winter the least. Winter is the saddest season for patients with heart disease. Therefore, to prevent the occurrence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, the heart should pay special attention to the following four healthy conditions. one
The first pass: cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases are prone to high incidence. In winter, the cold weather is an important reason for the high incidence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
The second pass: blood pressure fluctuates greatly. And the principle of thermal expansion and cold contraction is the same, cold winter climate, blood vessels will also be hot expansion and cold contraction, peripheral vasoconstriction will lead to elevated blood pressure, to attract enough attention.
The third pass: blood lipids are easy to rise. People's outdoor activities are reduced in winter, and if they eat more high-fat food, it is easy to cause obesity. Lead to an increase in triglyceride and cholesterol levels.
The fourth pass: infection. In winter, the humidity is low and the climate is dry. If the indoor temperature is on the high side and the air circulation is not good, the lips and nose are easy to lack moisture, which will leave opportunities for many bacterial invasions and increase the risk of heart infection.
Therefore, if you want your heart to survive the winter smoothly, you are advised to do the following things well. First, the input and supplement is not excessive. Second, avoid strenuous exercise before 10:00 in the morning. Third, pay attention to keeping warm. Catching a cold is also easy to cause cardiovascular accidents. Wash face, brush teeth had better use warm water, in order to reduce vascular stimulation; go out to wear warm, remember to wear hat and scarf and so on.
Beware of the eight dangerous moments of the heart
In addition to the drop in temperature, Wang Lixiang, former director of the emergency department of the third Medical Center of the PLA General Hospital, warned in the Health Times in 2018 that he should also pay attention to multiple dangerous moments of heart injury. two
1. When you clean yourself and take a bath
When taking a bath, the blood vessels of the whole body are dilated, and the elderly with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases stay in a closed and anoxic environment for a long time, which can easily cause brain and heart ischemia. Patients with coronary heart disease and the middle-aged and elderly should not take a bath under the condition of full meal or hunger, the bath water temperature should be equal to the body temperature, the time should not be too long, it is best to carry out with the help of others.
two。 When defecating in the toilet
Many middle-aged and elderly people are not smooth, when defecating vigorously, the intra-abdominal pressure increases, the blood pressure rises rapidly, and even doubles than usual, which will increase the burden on the heart and induce myocardial infarction. Patients with coronary heart disease and the middle-aged and elderly must not exert too much force when going to the toilet, and when the stool is not smooth, they can assist defecation by means of drugs.
3. At the party and banquet
Drinking a little wine during a meal is a habit of many people, but alcohol can cause brain excitement, speed up the heart rate, raise blood pressure, and induce arrhythmias. For patients with cardio-cerebrovascular disease, it will induce coronary artery spasm or acute myocardial infarction. It is recommended that patients with coronary heart disease and middle-aged and elderly people do not drink, at the same time pay attention to light diet, do not overeat.
4. When entertaining chess and cards
When the elderly are sedentary for a long time when playing cards and chess, when they are suddenly excited, their blood pressure will soar all the way, and their heart rate will increase, which is easy to induce myocardial ischemia. It is suggested that patients with coronary heart disease and middle-aged and elderly people should take appropriate activities when playing cards, chess and other entertainment, which is conducive to blood circulation in the body and should not be sedentary for a long time.
5. When you are used to smoking
Smoking hardens the arteries and increases the risk of heart attacks. In addition, smoking will cause coronary artery contraction, spasm, resulting in vascular occlusion, the occurrence of myocardial infarction. It is suggested that everyone should realize that smoking is harmful to health, quit smoking as soon as possible, and believe that it is never too late to quit smoking at any time.
6. When you get up in the morning,
Get up in the morning, people wake up from the "semi-dormant" state, faster breathing and heartbeat, accelerated blood flow, easy to make aging cardio-cerebrovascular rupture, sticky blood easy to form thrombus. This is the "devil's moment" widely recognized by experts. Get up in the morning and move your limbs on the bed before sitting up slowly.
7. When watching TV
Many old people like to watch TV, but watching TV for a long time will excite the sympathetic nerve, raise blood pressure, spasm of coronary artery, cause myocardial ischemia, induce angina pectoris or myocardial infarction. It is recommended to watch TV to control the time, do not go to bed for more than half an hour, do not watch programs that are too exciting.
8. When overworked under high pressure
Clinically, it has been found that many people who die suddenly will more or less experience a high-pressure, long-term mental tension and high-intensity work event.
In a study published in 2020, "Analysis of the epidemic characteristics of 5516 cases of sudden autopsy death in China", it was found that the leading cause of sudden death was sudden cardiac death (57.76%), while emotional agitation (26%) and fatigue (25%) were the top two causes of sudden death. Take a rest when it's time to take a break and don't let your body overwork. three
This article synthesizes from:
① 2023-01-10 Health Times "the Heart likes Winter least"
② 2018-03-09 Health Times "Top Ten darkest moments with High incidence of Myocardial Infarction"
③ Zhao Zhimei, Chen Xiaosong, Yang Yijun, du Pengju, Zhou Panhao. Analysis of epidemic characteristics of 5516 cases of sudden autopsy death in China [J]. Chinese Emergency Medicine, 2020, 40 (2): 158,163.
Source: health Times