How to prevent a summer heart attack; expert offers tips
Not just winters, summer heat too can raise your risk of heart attack, especially if you have an already existing heart condition, diabetes or high cholesterol. According to a study, very high heat can lower blood pressure, causing a person’s heart to beat faster and basically putting them at risk for a heart attack. In extreme heat conditions, there is an extra stress on the heart to pump more blood for normalising body temperature, which could also affect heart health and raise risk of summer heart attacks. Also in extreme heat conditions, there is an extra stress on the heart to pump more blood for normalising body temperature, which could also affect heart health and raise risk of summer heart attacks. “Some heart medications like angiotensin receptor blockers, angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors, beta blockers, calcium channel blockers and diuretics, which disturb blood pressure responses or lower sodium in body, can exaggerate the body’s response to heat and cause you to feel ill," he said.
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