Public health expert, doctor, candidate of medical sciences Otto Stoyka comment to gave advice to people on how to support the cardiovascular system, which is under stress during the war in Ukraine ,
KYIV. UkraineGate , 11 , April , 2022 | Ukraine News .
The doctor reminded the rules of monitoring the health of the cardiovascular system. We realize that these tips are mostly suitable for people who are in relatively safe areas, but may also be stressed.
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“The greatest load goes to the raw vascular system under stress. After all, a large amount of adrenaline damages the cardiovascular system. The vessels suffer the most, especially the heart, if you already have problems with cardiovascular disease. In such people, it can provoke a hypertensive crisis or vasospasm and acute heart failure, or even a heart attack, stroke, “said Stoyka.
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According to him, to support the cardiovascular system against the background of war stress, it is desirable to have a tonometer that will measure blood pressure – it should not exceed 140/90. It is desirable to measure the pressure in the morning, and the person should be relatively calm.
“It is possible to observe people’s blood pressure, for example, for several days in a row, and then not every day, but to understand that the vast majority of pressure measurements do not exceed 140/90. If it exceeds or constantly exceeds, the person should take medication. You need to consult a family doctor or cardiologist. If the blood pressure is constantly high, it is desirable to check it with specialists, make a cardiogram and then take medication on a regular basis, “said Stoyka.
He noted that modern drugs for hypertension, hypertension are taken on a regular basis, but there are small doses that are quite safe.
“The pulse should be somewhere between 60 and 80 beats per minute at rest. If it is less or higher – it is already considered one of the types of arrhythmia. Tachycardia – if more, or bradycardia. Both mean that you need to consult a doctor. If possible, you should do a blood test, see what are usually the main indicators – the level of sugar, glycoside hemoglobin. Very informative analysis of sugar. The second is the level of cholesterol, not just total cholesterol, but its fractions. Low-density cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein, high-density lipoprotein, “the doctor advised.
Stoyka noted that these indicators, especially low-density lipoprotein, are bad cholesterol, if it exceeds 2.5 mmol / l, it is already bad.
“That is, to monitor these indicators, because it shows whether there are problems with atherosclerosis, if there is still the possibility of Doppler, ie the walls of blood vessels are examined, they also show how much a person has atherosclerosis,” said Stoyka.
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Earlier, Stoyka in a comment gave advice to people who are relatively safe in Ukraine or abroad, but can not sleep properly due to psycho-emotional stress.
Source: Ukrgate
