Have a history of hereditary heart disease, do some of these things

TEMPO.CO, Jakarta – Heart disease the most popular is coronary heart disease. This disease occurs due to narrowing caused by atherosclerotic plaques so that the condition of the coronary arteries becomes narrowed which affects the obstruction of the flow of oxygen and nutrients to the heart muscle cells.

Factor genetic, is often associated with the risk of developing coronary heart disease. This can be controlled if proper treatment is carried out such as carrying out a healthy lifestyle, routine checks such as high blood pressure, high blood cholesterol levels.

Symptoms can also be identified so that risk prevention can be minimized. There are also symptoms of heart disease that appear, such as palpitations in the heart, and the patient’s chest feels like they are feeling pressure. On breathing occurs shortness of breath, accompanied by numbness of the body in the back, arms and other parts, and cold sweat. This symptom will make the sufferer feel pain in the chest as if it were stabbed.

In addition to regular body health checks, individuals can reduce their risk of developing heart disease by doing physical activity. To refer American Heart Association, Physical activity is defined as an activity that spurs a person’s overall physical activity.

It is advisable for everyone to do physical activity at least 150 minutes per week, quoting from the website of the Directorate of Prevention and Control of Non-Communicable Diseases, Directorate General of Disease Prevention and Control (P2ptm), this physical activity or exercise is done at least 30 minutes per day 5 times a week. done three times in 10 minutes or in 15 minutes done 2 times a day. For individuals who have a history of cholesterol and high blood pressure, it is recommended to do 40 minutes of moderate intensity exercise 3 or 4 times a week.

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After doing a good physical routine, continue to do a check-up to the doctor, which can be done once a year, if the results of the heart examination are good. However, if the results show abnormalities, then a heart check should be done every 6 months.

The doctor will perform another physical examination through inspection (seeing abnormalities in the chest area), there is palpation, namely a touch of the heartbeat or abnormalities in the chest area, there is also percussion to find out the location of the heart by tapping the chest wall, and auscultation, which is to hear the heartbeat and breath sounds. .

Next, for disease examination heart Here, there are other supporting examinations, namely an electrocardiogram (EKG), heart ultrasound or also called an echocardiogram, chest X-rays, MRI or CT scan, blood tests, to angiography. This examination is not carried out entirely, the examination is carried out according to individual conditions.

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