Hot weather tips for heart patients

Cardiovascular surgeon Dr. Ashot Grigoryan advises everyone with cardiovascular disease to take care of their health, especially in hot weather. “Everyone with cardiovascular disease must take care of their health,” he told Izvestia. “Follow the treatment plan. All patients, whether they have heart disease or not, must avoid prolonged exposure to the sun and replenish water and mineral losses in a timely manner.”

Doctors say people should have regular checkups, including electrocardiograms and echocardiograms, because they can detect problems in patients who are just beginning to develop heart disease, as well as changes in patients who have already been diagnosed with heart disease.

He said that patients with hypertension should continue to take antihypertensive drugs.

“Why is this important to remember? Because stopping these medications will reduce their concentration in the blood, which could lead to a crisis of excessive fluid intake in hot weather,” he explained. “This includes lowering blood pressure, and sticking to a healthy, salt-free diet.”

For people with coronary heart disease and atherosclerosis, it is necessary to take medications to lower blood cholesterol levels and follow a diet rich in vegetable oils and reduced animal fats.

According to him, the problem of atherosclerosis remains, so it is necessary to continue taking cholesterol-lowering drugs (statins). You also have to take drugs to dilute the blood (reduce its density), make it more fluid and facilitate its passage through narrowed areas of the arteries to prevent blood clotting. Points out that the effect of the drug is related to its constant concentration in the blood.