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What are precautionary steps to take to prevent a heart attack?
Exercise regularly. Eat a heart healthy diet. Try to achieve optimal weight. Get enough sleep. Avoid stress. ( Not easy these days!) Check your risk factors: Don’t smoke!! If READ MORE
Exercise regularly. Eat a heart healthy diet. Try to achieve optimal weight. Get enough sleep. Avoid stress. ( Not easy these days!)
Check your risk factors:
Don’t smoke!!
If you are diabetic, adhere to your medications and diet and get your A1c as low as possible at least under 7 preferably under 6. Keep your systolic blood pressure under 120-130 if possible with a low salt heart healthy diet (DASH) and with meds if necessary. (Most of the time 2-4 meds are needed to achieve optimal BP.) Hopefully you won’t experience side effects. These often subside with time.
Keep bad cholesterol LDL-C under 100, under 70 even. The lower the better! If you need a statin, be thankful we have them!
The closer you get to these goals without meds the better but don’t be afraid of pills. Be thankful we have medications that can help us achieve our goals without becoming a hunter-gatherer in some remote paradise!
Depending on your overall risk and other factors you might want to take low dose aspirin daily. Ask your doctor about this.
You obviously can’t change your sex, your age, or your parents!
Good luck!
Check your risk factors:
Don’t smoke!!
If you are diabetic, adhere to your medications and diet and get your A1c as low as possible at least under 7 preferably under 6. Keep your systolic blood pressure under 120-130 if possible with a low salt heart healthy diet (DASH) and with meds if necessary. (Most of the time 2-4 meds are needed to achieve optimal BP.) Hopefully you won’t experience side effects. These often subside with time.
Keep bad cholesterol LDL-C under 100, under 70 even. The lower the better! If you need a statin, be thankful we have them!
The closer you get to these goals without meds the better but don’t be afraid of pills. Be thankful we have medications that can help us achieve our goals without becoming a hunter-gatherer in some remote paradise!
Depending on your overall risk and other factors you might want to take low dose aspirin daily. Ask your doctor about this.
You obviously can’t change your sex, your age, or your parents!
Good luck!
At what age is one at a high risk of a heart attack?
Age is one of many risk factors. Grandparents dying of a heart attack over the age of 80 would not be considered a risk factor for you. Unless you have diabetes, are a smoker, READ MORE
Age is one of many risk factors. Grandparents dying of a heart attack over the age of 80 would not be considered a risk factor for you. Unless you have diabetes, are a smoker, have high blood pressure, a very bad lipid profile, or a first degree relative who had premature (under 60 yo) coronary disease, at 34 you are very low risk for a heart attack.
I can feel my heart pounding time and again. Could it be a symptom of atrial fibrillation?
Did the doctor do an ECG? You need to get a recording of your heart when you are having these symptoms. This can be done with any one of a number of monitoring techniques. Sounds READ MORE
Did the doctor do an ECG? You need to get a recording of your heart when you are having these symptoms. This can be done with any one of a number of monitoring techniques. Sounds like you should see a cardiologist.
I am experiencing tachycardia after having heavy bleeding during my menstrual cycle. What should I do?
Sinus tachycardia would be a normal response to the stress you describe. However, if it is an abnormal tachycardia, that still might be caused by your stress but would not be a READ MORE
Sinus tachycardia would be a normal response to the stress you describe. However, if it is an abnormal tachycardia, that still might be caused by your stress but would not be a normal response. I assume that your ekg just showed tachycardia and not an ectopic tachycardia.
Does the fitness tracker band show the actual heart rate?
You need to check the accuracy of your fitness tracker. You can do this by counting your own pulse by putting your fingers on your wrist where you can feel your pulse and counting READ MORE
You need to check the accuracy of your fitness tracker. You can do this by counting your own pulse by putting your fingers on your wrist where you can feel your pulse and counting for one minute. If the tracker is correct, you need to see a cardiologist to assess why you have a fast resting heart rate. Your resting heart rate should be around 50-60 at your age.
Regaining strength after a stroke
Speak to the neurologist who cared for her and have him/her refer your mom to a rehabilitation facility.
