At the end of summer, the heat lingered. The temperature difference between morning and evening gradually increases, in such an environment, vulnerable patients with cardiovascular disease need to be more vigilant about “high-risk moments”.
According to the statistical data of the hospital over the years, every 1℃ rise in temperature, the number of patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases who go to the emergency department will increase by 17.3%. In areas with high population density, affected by the urban heat island effect, the night is also stuffy, and cardiovascular disease patients should not take heat lightly.
Ten groups of people are more likely to develop cardiovascular disease
In a high temperature environment, the human metabolism is significantly accelerated, and the body dilates the blood vessels on the body surface in order to dissipate heat, which leads to more blood circulation to the body surface, and the blood supply to the heart is relatively reduced. High temperatures can also make the sympathetic nerve excited, the heart rate increases, and the coronary arteries constrict, thus increasing the burden on the heart.
In addition, the human body sweats more, and the body water evaporates a lot through sweat, resulting in increased blood viscosity, prone to platelet aggregation and thrombosis, thereby inducing myocardial infarction.
In life, the following 10 groups of people are more prone to cardiovascular diseases, and need to be vigilant: people with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases in the past; People aged 65 and above, especially the elderly; People who work outdoors for long hours; Long time sitting office air conditioning crowd; People who don’t like water; People who like to gulp down cold drinks; People who like to rinse cold showers; People with strong tastes who like spicy stimuli; People who like to stay up late; People who don’t like sports, etc.
To protect the heart we must prevent it from happening
To prevent cardiovascular disease, do the following things to let the heart withstand the test of temperature.
■ Panic chest tightness don’t be careless
Stuffy weather is easy to make people breathless, many patients with myocardial infarction will be 3 to 4 days before the onset of panic, tightness, chest pain and fatigue symptoms, especially the elderly, to be extra vigilant, hot days such as feeling chest tightness and other discomfort, must be timely to the hospital.
■ Patients with coronary heart disease should avoid taking cold showers
When the human body sweats a lot, the capillaries of the skin are mostly in a dilated state. At this time, if you suddenly take a cold shower, it will stimulate the contraction of blood vessels, causing heart palpitations, chest pain and other uncomfortable symptoms. People with coronary heart disease should pay particular attention to taking cold showers will increase the burden on the body, induce myocardial ischemia, lead to angina pectoris and even myocardial infarction.
■ Beware of excessive temperature difference between indoor and outdoor
From the cool room with air conditioning to the hot outdoor suddenly, the human cardiovascular will suddenly relax. On the contrary, from the hot outdoor suddenly into the cool indoors, the blood vessels will suddenly constrict. This can cause excessive fluctuations in blood pressure, which can lead to heart attacks.
It is recommended that the indoor air conditioner temperature be set to 26 ° C, and the indoor and outdoor temperature difference < 8 ° C is better. When entering and leaving the air-conditioned room, you can stand at the door for a while, giving the body a buffer and giving the heart an adaptation process. After the air conditioner is turned on for a period of time, remember to ventilate and keep fresh air in the room.
■ Keep hydrated
When the human body sweats a lot, it is necessary to replenish water in time, otherwise the blood viscosity increases and the blood flow rate slows down, which will increase the risk of thrombosis and induce diseases such as angina pectoris, myocardial infarction and stroke.
People with cardiovascular disease should be especially careful, while avoiding drinks containing caffeine and alcohol, which can worsen dehydration.
■ Follow the doctor’s advice, do not stop taking the medicine
Some patients feel that the day is hot, poor appetite, eat relatively light, blood pressure and lipids are normal, you can stop the drug for a period of time. Remember, this behavior is not advisable. Regardless of spring, summer, autumn and winter, cardiovascular disease patients should adhere to long-term drug treatment. Even if the blood pressure is lower than the previous period, the drug can not be stopped or reduced at will, and the drug needs to be adjusted after the doctor comprehensively evaluates the degree of disease and risk factors.
■ Keep a good mood
Emotional excitement will make the heart beat faster, increase the oxygen consumption of the heart muscle, and increase the heart load. Cardiovascular disease patients, especially elderly patients, should pay attention to maintaining a good mood and mentality, not angry, when the temperature is too high, appropriate to reduce physical activity, avoid unnecessary going out.
■ Don’t be cold
Too cold food and drink not only easily cause stomach upset, affect digestive function, too cold stimulation such as drinking cold drinks, eating cold watermelon can also cause blood vessel constriction, induce angina pectoris and even myocardial infarction.
Therefore, it is not recommended that patients with cardiovascular disease eat a lot of cold food, iced drinks, food placed at room temperature for a period of time before entrance, you can sip slowly.
■ Don’t do morning exercises too early
Studies have confirmed that 70% to 80% of sudden death in patients with cardiovascular disease occurs between 6 a.m. and 10 a.m. Patients with cardiovascular diseases can choose individualized exercise prescriptions through the guidance of professional physicians and accurate rehabilitation assessment, and select some aerobic exercises suitable for their exercise intensity, such as walking, taijiquan, jogging, etc.
When exercising outdoors, pay attention to choosing a shaded place to avoid direct sunlight. Stay hydrated while you exercise. Exercise time can be chosen in the morning or evening when the temperature is more suitable, do not exercise under the scorching sun and high temperature.
■ Monitor indicators regularly and observe dynamic changes
Among the high-risk groups of cardiovascular diseases, obese people tend to suffer from hyperlipidemia, hypertension, diabetes and other diseases due to high-calorie diet; Smoking population because of long-term smoking will affect the whole body blood vessels, accelerate arteriosclerosis; Hypertension, hyperlipidemia, hyperglycemia and other high risk factors in the “three high” population will lead to the formation of atherosclerotic plaque, resulting in a series of diseases; High blood sugar in diabetic patients is easy to cause slow blood flow, and a variety of metabolic pathways increase the probability of atherosclerosis, which is much higher than that of non-high blood sugar people.
These high-risk groups should regularly check ECG, blood lipid, blood pressure, blood sugar and other indicators, timely observe the changes in relevant indicators, early detection of danger signals, and take intervention measures. Prevention is the best way to prevent and treat diseases. If you find discomfort, be sure to go to the hospital in time to avoid delay.
Health diet nourishing heart and protecting heart
The last month of summer is the long summer, when the weather is stuffy, the humidity in the air is heavy, people are more likely to feel the dampness, feeling fatigue, fatigue, lack of sleep, poor appetite, etc., serious will affect work and life.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that “sweat is the liquid of the heart”, a large amount of sweat excretion in the day will not only damage the heart, but also lead to the heart Yin deficiency, more susceptible to the invasion of the heat evil, at this time to pay special attention to the heart.
You can start with the diet slowly conditioning the body. Staple food is recommended to be mainly grains, non-staple food to beans, vegetables, fruits, fungi. Light diet is not a complete vegetarian diet, meat contains essential protein, completely vegetarian easy to cause malnutrition, so meat to eat less, light food. Cooking is mainly steamed and boiled, reduce frying, put less oil and salt, and try to keep the original taste of food.
Recommended health diet:
Spleen-invigorating dampness porridge:
Coix seed, oats, buckwheat, brown rice, red beans, red beans together soak for half an hour and then add water to boil porridge, cook until rice beans rot, put rock sugar in 20 minutes before cooking. It can nourish the heart, strengthen the spleen and remove dampness.
Lily almond porridge:
Boil fresh lily, almonds and rice, add sugar and take warm. It can moisten lung and relieve cough, clear heart and calm nerves, and is used for deficiency heat after illness and dry cough.
Walnut porridge:
Walnut kernel (mashed) 20 grams, rice 100 grams, with porridge, has the function of tonifying kidney, tonifying lung, moistening intestine. Eating walnut porridge often can not only tonify the kidney, but also prolong the anti-aging effect.
Pear porridge:
2 pears, chopped with the core after washing, add 100 grams of rice, and boil porridge. Because of its good moistening and dryness, pear can be used as a health food after the beginning of autumn.