Heart Disease in Winter : Due to sedentary lifestyle and severe cold in winter, the number of heart patients has increased. Patients are reaching hospitals with various heart related problems. People from many nearby districts are coming to the Cardiology Hospital of Kanpur for treatment. In this, four types of heart patients are being seen more. The situation is such that the number of patients coming to the OPD of Cardiology Hospital every day has crossed 500.
Director of the hospital, Dr. Rakesh Verma said that due to increase in heart problems during the winter season, the number of patients increases. The havoc of the four heart problems which have increased the most is seen every year in this season.
Most common heart diseases in winter
1. Heart attack
2. Heart failure
3. Heart Block
Why does heart disease increase in cold?
According to health experts, people’s physical activities reduce in winter. Start eating more fried foods. Due to which the burden on the heart starts increasing. In such a situation, the heart has to work harder to keep the body warm. One reason for this is that the arteries shrink in cold. Due to which the blood flow slows down and the heart muscles get less oxygen, which increases the risk of stroke or heart attack.
Apart from this, as the temperature decreases, blood pressure and cholesterol level in the body also starts increasing, which increases the risk of heart attack. This may pose greater risk to those people who already have any heart disease. Therefore, there is a need to take more care of the heart in this season.
Who are at greater risk of heart diseases in winter?
1. Have any previous heart disease
2. Cholesterol level has increased
3. Those following unhealthy lifestyle
4. People who smoke heavily and drink alcohol
5. Diabetic patients
6. Overweight people
What to do to avoid heart disease in winter
Elderly people, youth, children and women should avoid walking outside in the cold early in the morning.
Keep wearing woolen or warm clothes.
eat only hot things
Drink hot water not cold.
Do not eat greasy things
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