How to Protect Heart Health in Cold Weather?
How does cold weather affect heart and high blood pressure patients? Is the flu and pneumonia vaccine recommended especially for people with cardiovascular, cerebrovascular or respiratory diseases such as COPD? How can heart patients exercise in winter? What kind of complaints occur when the patient is stressed? In which symptoms should the patient consult a doctor or emergency room? Are the symptoms of heart diseases different in women? Can any man with heart disease go to a match in cold and snowy weather? Does this vary depending on the degree of heart disease of the person?
THE IDEAL TEMPERATURE FOR HEART PATIENT IS BETWEEN 16-27 DEGREES''
Cold weather affects heart and high blood pressure patients. How does it affect?
''Especially in weather below 10 degrees, blood pressure, pulse rate and workload of the heart increase. In addition, it has a negative effect on blood clotting factors. Dysfunction in blood platelets is very related to heart attacks. Therefore, the risk of cerebrovascular diseases as well as cardiovascular diseases increases in cold weather. According to research, the most heart attacks occur in January and the least in October. The ideal temperature for most heart patients is between 16 and 27 degrees. Patients with chronic heart disease should not stay in extreme cold for a long time. These patients may have more chest pain; heart attack may occur earlier than in warm weather. Additionally, if heart failure is a concern, it is very important to fight infections in cold weather. Because infections cause 40 percent of deaths in heart patients. Cardiac patients should be very careful especially against infections such as upper respiratory tract infections, pneumonia and flu.
IS FLU AND PNEUMATURE VACCINE RECOMMENDED?
Heart, cerebrovascular or COPD Is the flu and pneumonia vaccine recommended especially for people with respiratory diseases such as? People with heart failure and cardiovascular disease should be vaccinated against pneumonia and flu. In this regard, especially those over the age of 65 are in a very risky group. It is recommended that the pneumonia vaccine be administered twice, five years apart. r. It can be administered together with the flu vaccine towards autumn. The pneumonia vaccine is protective against most pneumonia bacteria. The flu vaccine must be renewed every year due to the genetic structure of the bacteria. These vaccines are factors that reduce hospitalization and exacerbation of heart disease.''
How can heart patients exercise in winter?
''Due to the risk of infection, heart patients cannot exercise outdoors. It is dangerous for them to do so. It is recommended that they exercise mostly in indoor gyms. If you want to do it outdoors, the time should be kept short and sudden starts should not be made. Because cold weather already increases the workload of the heart, and sudden exercise puts a strain on the heart. This can activate the existing state of the disease. It is also not recommended to lift weights in cold weather. It is important not to increase the burden on the heart, which is already in fine balance.''
WHAT SYMPTOMS SHOULD CONSULT A DOCTOR?
What kind of complaints occur when the patient is stressed? In which symptoms should the patient consult a doctor or emergency room?
"Since these are chronic diseases, patients may experience shortness of breath or sudden pain in their chest after a certain amount of effort. It is not necessary to consult a doctor for every chest pain. It is important to have unusual chest pain and shortness of breath. For example, if a patient who previously climbed three floors gets tired on the first floor, this is a signal. Or if chest pain starts to occur while walking 50 meters from 150 meters, this is also a signal. Faintness, dizziness and hypotension are other symptoms that should be taken into consideration. When patients listen to themselves a little, they may notice something that is not normal. In such cases, they should consult a doctor immediately. Sometimes patients come with digestive system complaints. For example, there are patients who come to the emergency department with stomach pain, are examined for hours for stomach pain, and are later encountered with findings of lower heart wall infarction. Since the lung, digestive system, esophagus, stomach and heart are organs next to each other, their symptoms are confused with each other.''
Are the symptoms of heart diseases different in women?
'' female patients, Not in what we call typical shortness of breath or chest pain; They can come to the doctor even when they have simple shortness of breath. Because their senses are stronger due to their nature, they can detect the finding early. It is a fact that women are more sensitive than men. Therefore, women consult a doctor earlier.''
DURING EXTREME COLD, YOU SHOULD NOT STAY FOR MORE THAN 30 MINUTES
Can any man with heart disease go to a match in cold and snowy weather? Does this vary depending on the degree of the person's heart disease?
"In extreme cold weather, when the person is obviously cold and the feeling of hands and feet is lost, if possible, one should not stay outside for more than 30-40 minutes. In cold weather, vital organs work harder due to the heat lost. The burden of the heart increases. Alcohol use is also important, especially in cold weather. Alcohol dilates the veins in the arms and legs and increases heat loss. Alcohol also increases heart burden because it masks the symptoms. Therefore, drinking alcohol and staying in the cold for a long time in fun situations such as a match is very harmful to the heart. If you are staying outside for a long time, it is recommended to wear several layers of clothing instead of a single piece of clothing. Thus, the air flow in between protects the heat insulation. Especially the chest wall, where vital organs are located, should be better protected. Chest pain may occur with cold weather and may trigger a heart attack. In addition, many heart patients play artificial turf matches in cold weather. This is also very dangerous.''
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