Foreword.
Heart disease is a name given to various conditions affecting the performance of the heart. There is certain inconsistency in the activity of the heart if there is no disease in the internal organs. The most common of these is palpitations. This may be due to emotional conditions such as fear, anger, joy, sadness, anxiety. Or to certain drugs or poisons such as found in tea, coffee, tobacco, or alcoholic beverages.
As heart failure approaches, the real symptoms of heart disease appear. Shortness of breath at slight exertion is one of the first symptoms. The pain and fullness after eating is very common. Other early symptoms are the lack of leg weakness and endurance in particular. There is satiety and dry cough on the chest of the heart. Dull pain and pain in areas of the liver and the heart. Swelling of the ankle may be one of the first noticed symptoms. It usually gets worse at night and disappears during sleep. Weakness increases until it turns out that the patient is completely tired with a small exertion. He is restless and insomnia.
Everyone with all kinds of acute heart disease should be under the doctor's daily care and everyone with chronic heart disease should be seen frequently by the doctor. A common misunderstanding about the heart is that there is persistent difficulty, it is chronic ineffective and early death when it is affected. There is nothing beyond that from the truth. Sturdy heart often has excellent recovery in the course of time. Physical and spiritual rest is a valuable treatment. Patients need to choose foods that do not cause gas or indigestion, and to prevent emotional explosions, especially anger.
1. Types of heart disease.
Important examples of heart disease include,
Me. Angina pectoris, poor circulation to the heart.
ii. Some heart death is a heart attack.
iii. An abnormal arrhythmia in which the rate of heartbeat or rhythm is abnormal.
iv. In atherosclerosis, arteriosclerosis occurs. This is the accumulation of cholesterol and other fatty substances in the wall of the Convention. Atherosclerosis is a progressive disease and may occur in every artery in the body. It is a general obstacle to the Convention.
v. Rheumatic, this was previously one of the most serious forms of heart disease in childhood and adolescence. This disease causes damage to the heart and its entire membrane. This is a complication of rheumatic fever and usually occurs after the onset of rheumatic fever. The incidence of this condition is greatly reduced by the widespread use of antibiotics effective against streptococcal bacteria causing rheumatic fever.
vi. Myocarditis, it is myocardial inflammation or degeneration. This may be due to complications during or after various viral, bacterial or parasitic infectious diseases such as polio, influenza, rubella or rheumatic fever. It may be caused by several diseases such as syphilis, thyroiditis, endocarditis, or hypertension. It may be related to dilatation (expansion due to myocardial weakness) or hypertrophy (hyperproliferation of muscle tissue).
2. Know the symptoms of a heart attack.
During a heart attack men often present the following symptoms:
Me. Pain and discomfort in the middle of the chest.
ii. Pain or discomfort in other areas of the upper body, including the arms, back, neck, jaw or stomach.
iii. Other symptoms, such as cold sweat, nausea, or mild headaches, such as shortness of breath shortness.
Basics of stroke.
Stroke is the third leading cause of death in men. A stroke occurs when a part of the brain can not obtain the necessary blood. Then the brain cells die.
There are two kinds of strokes.
Me. Ischemic cerebral infarction. This happens when blood is prevented from reaching the brain.
ii. Hemorrhagic stroke (heh - muh - ra - jik) stroke. This happens when blood vessels in the brain rupture and blood flows out into the brain.
People may also have "mini-strokes". This happens in a short time when less than usual blood reaches the brain. There may be some signs of complete stroke, or you may not notice any signs at all. But it lasts only a few minutes up to 24 hours. After that, you return to normal. Many people do not even know that he owned it. However, "mini stroke" is a sign of a complete stroke, so it is important to know the signs of the stroke.
4. Know the signs of the stroke.
Signs of stroke occur suddenly and are different from signs of heart attack. Look for these signs:
Me. Weakness or numbness on one side of the body.
ii. dizzy
iii. Loss of balance
iv. Confusion
v. Troubles of remarks and understanding
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vii. Nausea
viii. Walking or overlooking.
Remember: Even though you have a "mini stroke", you may have some of these symptoms.
12 steps to a healthy heart;
Me. Do not smoke: It is not a surprise that smoking hurt your heart. So, if you smoke please stop it.
ii. Your cholesterol is being tested: If it is high (over 200), talk to your doctor or nurse about losing weight (if you are overweight) and become more active. Ask if there are medications that may help.
iii. Know your blood pressure: Your heart will send blood to your body. If your heart is difficult to do this, your heart will work and your blood pressure will rise. Did you confirm that you are on orbit? Talk about how to talk to the doctor or nurse if it is high (139 or more in systole, 89 or more in diastole).
iv. Let's take an examination for diabetes: Diabetes can develop heart disease. In the case of diabetes, please check the blood sugar level! This is the best way to look after yourself and your heart.
v. Healthy food for the heart: whole grain food, vegetables, fruits. Please choose lean meat, low fat cheese, dairy products. Limit foods containing a lot of saturated fats such as butter, whole milk, baked goods, ice cream, fat meat and cheese.
vi. Keep healthy weight: Overweight or obesity increases the risk of heart disease.
vii. Reduce salt content: Choose salt. Please use spices, herbs, lemons, lime instead of salt. If you have high blood pressure, this is really important.
viii. Do not drink too much alcohol. Too much alcohol raises blood pressure and increases the risk of stroke and other problems.
ix. Movement: Even if not every day of the week, I do physical activity for at least 30 minutes on most days.
Cats. Take your medicine: If your doctor prescribes medication to lower your blood pressure or cholesterol, take it as told to take it.
xi. Take measures to treat your sleep problems: If you are told loudly that you are going to stop breathing when you sleep very sleepy, you have sleep apnea. If you do not treat it, the possibility of a heart attack or stroke will be high. For treatment of this problem, please consult your doctor or nurse.
xii. Find a sound way to cope with stress: From time to time, people eat, drink alcohol too much, and smoke to deal with stress. All of these can hurt your heart. Relieve your stress: Talk with friends, physically act or meditate.
