How to prevent Heart Attack ?

How to prevent Heart Attack ?: Young people are dying of heart attack. It has become a silent killer. Let's understand its symptoms, causes and preventive measures from the experts

In the last few years, cases of heart attack have increased rapidly. Cases of death due to heart attack keep coming up every day. Earlier heart attack used to happen to the elderly or middle-aged people, but nowadays young people are also falling prey to it. People between 20 and 30 years of age are dying due to heart attack. It has become a silent killer in a way.

Let's know why heart attack happens ? What are its symptoms ? What is the way to avoid it ? We have talked to the experts about this. Let's know the causes and prevention measures.

What is a heart attack ? (Warning Sign Of Heart Attack Causes And Prevention)

Heart attack means heart attack. In medical terms, heart attack is known as myocardial infarction. The word myo means muscle, cardial refers to the heart. Infarction means damage to the tissue due to insufficient blood supply.

Heart attack occurs when the flow of blood stops in a part of the heart and due to this the heart muscle gets damaged or dies. Its main cause is coronary artery disease, blockage in the artery is often due to the accumulation of plaque. Which is usually due to lifestyle related problems.

If immediate treatment is not received after a heart attack, then the person also dies. At the same time, before a heart attack, our body starts giving many types of signals. Let us know what symptoms are seen before the attack.

Early Signs of Heart Attack

Feeling pressure, tightness, heaviness or pain in the middle or left side of the chest, which lasts more than a few minutes or goes away and comes again.

Feeling discomfort or pain in one or both arms, back, neck, jaw or stomach

Sweating without heat or exercise, a person may be drenched in sweat.

Feeling extremely tired without any reason, some people make the mistake of considering it a stomach problem.

Feeling short of breath, dizziness, feeling like vomiting.

Fast or fast heartbeat

Feeling discomfort in the chest

Feeling of gas

Causes of heart attack

Coronary artery disease is the most common cause of heart attack. In this, plaque accumulation due to fat, cholesterol occurs in the arteries which narrows or blocks the arteries. This reduces the flow of blood to the heart muscle and can cause damage.

Smoking can damage the lining of the arteries, causing plaque to form.

Obesity can increase the risk of heart disease and can lead to problems like high blood pressure and diabetes.

Constant stress can also cause heart disease.

Lack of physical activity can increase the risk of heart disease

Measures to prevent heart attack (Heart Attack se Bachne ke Upay)

Maintain a healthy weight, as being overweight increases the risk of heart disease and other health problems. Regular exercise is important, at least 150 minutes of moderate exercise a week can reduce the risk of heart disease to a great extent.

If you smoke, it would be better to quit it as it can be responsible for heart attack. Avoid consuming alcohol

Keep an eye on your blood pressure and maintain it with the help of medication if needed, if you have diabetes then it is important to keep your blood sugar level under control

And most importantly, improving sleep quality can also play a role in reducing heart health risks.

Do yoga and meditation to manage stress.

Get your health checked regularly, especially if you have a heart disease, it would be better to get routine checkups done.

Consume healthy food in the diet, consume plenty of fruits and vegetables. These are rich in vitamins, minerals and fiber which help in keeping the heart healthy.

Let us tell you that some people feel mild shocks of heart attack, we know this as mild heart attack.

How serious is mild heart attack ?

Mild heart attack should be considered a warning. In many cases, the possibility of a second heart attack after 30 days of a mild heart attack is 30 to 40 percent. In such a situation, it is important that if you feel its symptoms, you should meet the doctor and follow the medicines prescribed by the doctor and the right lifestyle.

When a patient comes to the hospital with a heart problem, the doctor does primary angioplasty. This means that first angiography is done, in which it is seen where the blockage is in the arteries, then that blockage is opened and a stent is inserted in it, this is called primary angioplasty.

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Dr. Himanshu Baishya