Dogs of summer are hot and sultry, causing a lot of sweating. This is a period of high incidence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. Please keep this guide to “protect your heart”
The summer weather is not only hot, but also brings opportunities for some diseases. I would like to remind everyone that the dog days of summer are also a period of high incidence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, so we must not only pay attention to heatstroke prevention and cooling, but also pay attention to heart health.
In the hot summer, especially the dog days, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases increase significantly. This is because the temperature in the dog days is too high, the humidity increases, the blood vessels on the body surface expand, and the blood supply to the cardiovascular and cerebrovascular systems decreases, metabolism increases, and the oxygen consumption of the heart and brain increases. Due to neuroendocrine disorders, sleep quality decreases, which will cause increased blood pressure fluctuations. Excessive sweating, lack of water and electrolytes, and increased blood viscosity can easily induce arrhythmia. Therefore, the dog days of summer are also a period of high incidence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
What risk factors should we pay attention to? The triggering factors for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases in the dog days of summer are fatigue, staying up late, dehydration, smoking and drinking, sitting for long periods of time, greed and other unhealthy lifestyles. People with high blood pressure, diabetes and family history should pay more attention. Special attention should be paid to myocardial infarction caused by cold in summer. Every summer, clinical patients experience MIs after staying up late watching football and drinking cold beers. Entering an air-conditioned room from the hot outdoors, the temperature drops sharply, or drinking a large amount of cold drinks directly stimulates sudden contraction of blood vessels. The strong contraction of hot and cold blood vessels will cause the plaque formed in the coronary arteries to be stretched and ruptured, causing thrombosis, blocking the blood vessels, and sudden myocardial infarction.
In the dog days of summer, people with the above risk factors should pay attention to some details in their lives. The following "Guidelines for Protecting the Heart" must be read carefully.
1. If you sweat for a long time in summer, you should take the initiative to drink warm water and replenish electrolytes in time. You can also drink some light salt water or energy drinks to replenish lost potassium and sodium. In addition, we should eat more potassium-containing foods, such as fresh vegetables and fruits, to maintain the balance of sodium and potassium. Eat a light diet and reduce greasy food.
2. Exercise appropriately and avoid sitting for long periods of time. When studying, sit for one hour and stand for ten minutes. You need to exercise, reduce moderate to high-intensity physical labor, avoid going to places with high temperature, high humidity, and crowded places, avoid exercising in the morning, and pay attention to sun protection when going out.
3. Avoid excessive temperature differences. Operators in high temperature environments should pay attention to heat stroke prevention and cooling to avoid heat stroke. Keep the environment as constant temperature as possible. Don't turn on the air conditioner when the temperature is too low. Sweat slightly during physical activity. You can add a light jacket when entering the air conditioner. Don't take a cold shower immediately after activity. Dry sweat with a dry towel, rest for a while, then rinse with warm water. Avoid drinking too many cold drinks. Drinking many cold drinks at one time will not only increase the burden on the heart and digestive tract, but also easily induce blood clots.
4. Ensure sleep, maintain a peaceful mind, live a regular life, balance work and rest, keep bowel movements smooth, avoid overexertion, live a regular life, and ensure adequate sleep. Avoid mental stress and stimulation.
5. Patients with cardiovascular disease should pay special attention to quitting smoking and drinking, frequently monitor blood pressure, blood sugar, and blood lipids, control the three highs, take medication regularly, do not stop medication without authorization, and adjust the plan according to personal conditions under the guidance of a doctor. #healthysummer#
6. If you have chest pain, chest tightness, headache, dizziness, palpitations, transient syncope and other symptoms, do not explain it by poor sleep or overexertion, go to a regular hospital in time See a doctor.
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