Since Indians have several comorbidities – obesity, diabetes, cholesterol, genetic history – which can increase your blood pressure, they should keep the values within this range or even lower.
When it’s cold, your body constricts blood vessels to maintain your body temperature. This makes your heart work harder to pump blood, which can increase your risk of a heart attack.
Holidays can be stressful, including disruption to routine, excessive drinking and lack of sleep. Stress can also increase the risk of heart attack.
Winter tasks like shoveling snow can increase the risk of heart attacks, especially in people who already have heart disease. There is less sunlight in winter, which can lead to vitamin D deficiency. Low levels of vitamin D are linked to inflammation of the arteries.
Winter holidays often include more unhealthy foods like sugar, fats and alcohol. Cortisone levels fluctuate with temperature, which can make platelets stickier and clot more easily.
Chest pain due to angina or coronary heart disease may worsen in winter. If you experience any of the following symptoms, you should seek medical attention immediately.
Published on: December 26, 2024 at 6:47 p.m. (IST)
