SERAMBINEWS.COM – Exercise is important to maintain stamina and immunity. However, this activity becomes very fatal if it is not adjusted to the history of the disease, especially those that can trigger a heart attack.
Primaya Hospital Makassar Heart and Blood Vessel Specialist, Dr. Darwin Maulana SpJP, said the intensity of exercise is very important when the condition of someone who already has a history of coronary heart disease.
Not only that, the risk is higher for someone who has a history of hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes, smoker or has a family history of heart disease.
“Especially if there are symptoms of coronary heart disease such as chest pain during activities, tired quickly, shortness of breath when walking long distances or climbing stairs, pounding, and so on,” said Darwin in a release received by Kompas.com, Wednesday (16/03). 6/2021).
In the process, exercise can increase the demand for blood and oxygen to the heart muscle. In patients with coronary heart disease, there is blockage of coronary blood flow which can reduce blood supply to the heart muscle.
“Here, in the end, there is a mismatch between supply and demand which leads to worsening of the condition of the heart muscle. Especially if there is a sudden coronary blockage (plaq rupture) during exercise, causing a heart attack,” he said.
Meanwhile, the formation of blood clots that cause blockages in the coronary arteries can occur suddenly.
Blood clots that can trigger a heart attack during exercise are due to risk factors such as hypertension, cholesterol, diabetes mellitus, or free radicals due to smoking if the levels are not controlled.
In addition, the increased heart burden due to excessive physical and psychological activity can trigger the tearing of the cholesterol plaque capsule (plaque rupture) in the coronary blood vessels.
This can lead to the formation of blood clots which can lead to heart attacks. So, things that can trigger a sudden heart attack are as follows:
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