Recognize and Prevent Heart Disease
Every year, millions of people around the world suffered a heart attack. Not all heart attacks result in death, but generally every patient who has experienced it will suffer the effects of its continuation, and the remaining others are not beyond help.
Heart disease is a condition that causes the heart not to function properly. Heart disease is commonly known, and many are suffering coronary heart disease or coronary artery. The disease is most often causing a heart attack in someone who can cause death. The cause is narrowing of the coronary artery that serves to provide blood to the heart muscle. The narrowing is caused by a pile of cholesterol or other proteins derived from food intake in the body.
In addition due to fat deposition in the arterial wall, there is also caused by birth since birth. For example, imperfect heart, heart valve disorders, weakened heart muscle, or bacteria that cause infections of the heart.
A symptom that is felt when someone is having coronary heart disease, among others, the emergence of pain or pain in the chest, by some people considered digestive disorders. These symptoms then cause the center of the chest feels depressed for 30 seconds to 5 minutes. Other symptoms of the emergence of a cold sweat, palpitations, dizziness, feel like fainting, and sometimes gasping for breath during exercise. These symptoms are not always perceived by the sufferer. Usually a few days ahead of a massive heart attack, a person will experience muscle contractions suddenly in the chest which is a small attack or a mild heart attack.
If symptoms of a heart attack happen to you, immediately stop all work you are doing, sit or lie down, pulling a deep breath. If you are alone and these symptoms lasted several minutes, immediately contact your local emergency telephone numbers or contact people around you.
If anyone can take you to the hospital more quickly than waiting for the arrival of paramedics, should ask for help to deliver to the emergency room at the hospital. However, if you choose to wait for the paramedics to come, while waiting to loosen tight clothing, including a belt or tie. Remain calm, because panic can increase the likelihood of arrhythmia or heart rhythm irregularities that threaten life.
To reduce risk of coronary heart disease, you can do the following things:
#1. Familiarize healthy diet. Avoid foods that contain much fat and cholesterol and high sugar. Keep your diet is not excessive to avoid obesity, because someone who has a waist circumference more than 80 cm, at greater risk of this disease.
#2. Stop smoking.
#3. Avoid stress.
#4. Avoid obesity or overweight.
#5. Exercise regularly.
#6. Consumption of foods containing antioxidants to remove free radicals in the body.