World Heart Day is observed on 29 September globally every
year. This year the theme of the day is 'Share the Power'. In 2016, the theme
was 'Power Your Life'. Know the risks of heart disease, love the heart and be aware
of your health risk.
Medical science has experienced an unprecedented development
due to the wonderful development of science. Today cholera, pox, tuberculosis,
measles, and various infectious diseases are easily curable and preventable.
Along with the development of medical science, safe water, food supply,
treatment system, effective vaccination program, overall awareness of human
health have increased. As a result, infectious diseases have decreased, and
life expectancy has increased. For this reason, old age diseases such as
osteoporosis, osteoarthrosis, high blood pressure, diabetes, cardiovascular
disease etc. are rising and becoming bigger killers.
At present, heart disease and
stroke have appeared as the biggest killer diseases all over the world. Among
the non-communicable diseases, 12.5 percent people die from heart disease, of
which 82% people are from the low and middle-income group. Because the
treatment of these diseases is long-term and costly. It is not often possible
for the general or middle-class patients to spend this expenditure.
The most
important part of the human body is the heart. The risk of heart disease
depends on your lifestyle. Due to excessive smoking, spending time by sitting
and sleeping, exercise-less life, and fat rich food intake, the arteries become
thin by accumulating fat. A complex heart attack may occur if the blood vessels
of the heart are partially or completely blocked.
Among the diseases of the
heart and blood, angina pectoris, acute coronary syndrome, myocardial
infarction, pericarditis or inflammation of the heart, aortic dissection, etc.
are notable. There are chances of heart disease due to various reasons, which
are called risk factors or risks. Some of them are easily preventable and some
are uncontrollable.
Uncontrollable Risk Factors are age, gender, and hereditary
factors. Controllable Risk Factors include smoking, high blood pressure, high
cholesterol in the blood, diabetes, excessive weight, lack of physical
activities, high-fat diet and low fiber diet, stress, alcoholism, birth control
pills etc.
How do you identify the heart attack?
1. Occasionally a little pain or pressure in the chest.
Especially feeling pain or pressure during working or walking, walking up and
down the stairs, and even at the time of eating. Pain decreases when you take
rest.
2. A sudden pain is felt in the chest, which also spreads to
the left hand, and even to the neck or jaw. A sudden cough or severe ache, discomfort,
weakness or tiredness.
3. Nausea with chest pain, even vomiting, excessive sweating
in the body, sudden headache, even unconsciousness, palpitation, and increased
chest rhythm.
4. In addition to any pain, a sudden shortness of breath,
and it increases while laying on the bed.
5. Diabetes patients may not feel severe pain in the chest.
However, excessive sweating, dizziness, and anxiety are the pre-symptoms of these
patients.
6. A sudden abdominal pain or gas, vomiting, indigestion may
appear. Many people ignore it considering it as common gastric.
What to do in case of a heart attack?
1. If any of the above symptoms are felt, you should
immediately seek medical help, especially those who are already suffering from
any cardiovascular disease. Even the patients who are suffering from high blood
pressure, diabetes and excessive cholesterol in the blood should not neglect
the symptoms.
2. If there is severe pain in the chest, call an ambulance
from a nearby hospital or clinic.
3. If you are alone, call the neighbors for help. Request
them to take you to the nearby hospital. It is better not to drive yourself.
How to prevent heart disease?
The treatment of heart disease is often expensive. If you
are affected once, you have to live with it forever in your life. So it is
better to prevent this disease. It is possible to get rid of heart disease in
many cases if proper measures are taken to prevent the controllable risk factors.
1. Say no to smoking: Smoking must be given up. Even stay
away from smokers. Avoid all kinds of tobacco.
2. Control weight: Control diet and do regular exercise.
Losing weight by taking medicines is dangerous. It is better not to take weight
loss medicines without the advice of a doctor.
3. Consume moderate diet: Foods with low fat and low
cholesterol should be taken. Foods such as beef, liver, brain, eggs should be taken
less. It is good to have high-fiber foods.
4. Eat less salt.
5. Avoid alcohol.
6. If you have diabetes, control it.
7. Control high blood pressure: Go to a doctor and check
your blood pressure regularly. As soon as high blood pressure is detected, it
can be controlled as early as possible and can be prevented by complex diseases
or reactions.
8. Do regular exercise: Walk in the morning, run if
possible, do light exercise, use stairs leaving lifts. Physical labor and
regular exercise should be done.
9. Avoid emotional and physical stress: Take rest, sleep on
time, keep your body free from excess fatigue.
10. Learn and be aware: Education and awareness are very
important. To prevent these diseases, public awareness is very essential. In these
cases, different electronic media, newspapers can play a vital role.
Everybody has to be more careful to prevent rather than to
cure heart disease in personal, familial, social, and state level. However, it
is possible to avoid heart disease and its risky premature death only if
everyone takes the necessary steps to know the risks of heart disease from
their own position. It is important to remember that not only yourself but also
the other members of the family should be motivated in this regard.
Source of Information: ittefaq.com.bd
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