Cardiology Specialist Dr. stated that cardiovascular diseases are the leading diseases that cause death. Özgür Mete said that one should be more careful in the summer months.
Medicana Bursa Hospital Cardiology Specialist Dr. warns cardiovascular patients against excessive heat. Özgür Mete said, "The number of patients who have a heart attack and die due to cardiovascular disease in extremely hot and humid weather increases. This number increases especially in the elderly and those with co-morbidities. In the summer months, the warming of the air causes the vessels to expand, causes fluid and salt loss, heart beats accelerate, the workload of the heart increases and the blood tends to clot. For this reason, those in the risk group have a higher risk of having a heart attack."
Dr. states that the most effective method against heat is body sweating. Özgür Mete said:
"As water evaporates from the moist skin, the skin begins to cool. In this way, the decrease in the amount of fluid circulating in the veins leads to a decrease in the volume of blood passing through the kidneys. This causes the vessels to constrict with the substances secreted from the kidneys and adrenal glands, if sufficient fluid is not taken, and causes a sudden increase in blood pressure and an increase in the symptoms of heart failure. In hot weather where sweating is excessive, patients with hypertension and heart failure, and those who use diuretic drugs, must take sufficient fluids. Otherwise, deterioration in kidney functions and sudden drops in blood pressure may occur. "In those who use these drugs, sodium and potassium deficiency occurs as a result of excessive fluid loss, which may cause heart rhythm disturbances and impaired consciousness."
Explaining that patients with previous cardiovascular disease should stay in cool places as much as possible, and if they develop complaints such as chest pain, shortness of breath, palpitations, they should immediately consult a health institution, Mete said, "In order for cardiovascular patients to have a healthier time during the hot summer months, they should not walk under the direct sun, especially during the hours when the sun is upright, and should be in cool and shaded places during these hours. Sports that require heavy strength should be avoided. You can swim for 30 minutes in the early morning hours or in the cool of the evening. Avoid heavy, fatty meals." "You should avoid it and eat mostly vegetables at small and frequent intervals. Care should be taken to consume 2-2.5 liters of fluid per day. You should swim in the sea and the pool on an empty stomach in the morning and evening. You should not swim immediately after a meal," he said. - BURSA