Helpful Information: After a heart attack

What are the warning Steps?

After a heart attack, it is possible to have more heart disease despite IT specialist treatment. Common warning signals that your heart is in danger:

Pain is different from angina, such as heavy pressure or soreness in the center of the chest. This is often referred to as "an elephant sitting on my chest." This pain can travel to the arms, jaw, neck, arms or back and sweat, accompanied by nausea, vomiting, dizziness and heart palpitations, and a feeling that something is very wrong.

• Shortness of breath or stagnation

• Swelling of legs, ankles, hands or mouth

• Sudden weight gain

• Abnormal fatigue with activities was previously easy for you

Anytime this symptom occurs, sit down immediately and rest. Use your prescribed nitroglycerin. If symptoms persist, call your doctor. If you cannot contact your doctor, call 911. If you happen to be in the hospital and any of these warning symptoms, report them to your nurse immediately.

Daily Exercise:
As your heart heals, you will gradually be able to become more active. Your doctor will monitor the phase of your activity and decide how fast you can proceed. Exercise Strengthens your heart, walking or jogging, swimming, cycling and dancing, as recommended:

• Using less oxygen consumed by a heart exercise can do more.
• Exercise lowers blood pressure, stress, tension, and cholesterol levels.
• Exercise makes you feel better mentally and encourages circulation.

There are general instructions for a balanced activity program:

• Consider a structured walking program, as walking is an excellent form of exercise.
• Gradually increase your amount of exercise or instruction.
• Regular exercise (5-6 times weekly) activities you enjoy, such as swimming, walking, cycling, etc.
• Avoid practicing in extreme points due to freezing point or hot or cold weather.
• Exercise 1 1/2 - 2 hours after eating or before waiting.
• Avoid laborious activity such as push-ups, heavy lifting, and heavy shoveling.
• Learn proper warm-up and cool-down exercises.

Simple Good food:
You will find information on developing and maintaining a healthy diet that controls weight and cholesterol.

Reducing fat:
Cholesterol is derived from cholesterol or saturated fat foods. High cholesterol foods include: egg yolks, organ meats (liver, kidney, ghee), whole dairy, lean meats and many lunch meats. Saturated fats include coconut oil, palm oil, hydrogenated (hardened) oil, chocolate and solid animal fat from whole milk, butter, fat, ice cream and meat.

Triglycerides are composed of carbohydrate foods, including many sweeteners and desserts. If the diet does not control your blood cholesterol levels, your doctor may order a cholesterol supplement.

Sodium:
Sodium (tissue) can increase the body's ability to hold water, which can increase your blood pressure. It is suggested that sodium be restricted to your diet. There are several ways to feed flavor without adding too much salt. Dietary counseling can help you. Many market foods, such as canned soup, contain excessive amounts of sodium. This amount should be displayed in the container 'label.

Medicine
Before discharge, you will find extensive information about your specific medication. Follow these general instructions:

• Never take any medication, even aspirin, without first talking to your doctor.
• Carry a list of your medications in your wallet.
• Doctors need sewing and take this list to the hospital.
• Never take the former medicine without stopping, reducing or talking to your doctor first.

Emotions:
Having a heart attack can be a terrible experience. Many also express disbelief when they are told they have heart disease or had a heart attack. Some may be depressed thinking if they will be healthy. These reactions are not rare or unreasonable. This passion is a natural reaction to a life-threatening event. They can be encountered not only by you, but by your friends and family as well. None of this feeling is a sign of weakness. Sharing your feelings with those closest to you can reduce stress and strengthen relationships. If you do not feel comfortable sharing it with friends and family, please discuss them with your doctor, nurse or pastor of an institution.

Changes Lifestyle:
Changing health Sometimes we need to change the way we live, our relationships with others, our social roles and our work. Although change often requires effort, some people find that broad lifestyle changes can actually be less stressful than minor adjustments.
Relationships: Anxiety can affect relationships with family and friends during diagnosis, experience, treatment and daily living with no illness. There is concern about the future. That may be overprotective near you or cure by illness. Your role, whether it is earning people, housekeepers or family financial managers, may change or be temporarily on hold. The routine of daily living can be disrupted and can be a source of stress for all of this. However, illness can actually help you, your family and friends grow closer together. There are constructive ways to cope with these changes:

Communication: Both from your point of view and encourage open discussion of health concerns will ease the fears of others. Especially with children, the fear of the unknown can be very threatening. Encourage children to draw pictures of what they think is happening and to share with you. Your doctor, nurse, or other healthcare providers will be happy to assist if you need help answering many questions from loved ones.

Information sharing: Information about your illness should be shared with those around you; For example, they need to be aware of your diet, treatment, prognosis, and level of activity so they can be supported to understand and be changed.

Finding Support: If you or a loved one needs support or counseling, please share this with your doctor or nurse. Concerns about adjusting your illness, returning to work, disability and role and routine changes may be needed with the help of a specialist. Our Clinical Social Work Department can help arrange home health care or rehabilitation services, cope with the lifestyle changes to referrals for financial support and counseling.

Sexual Anxiety: Sexual activity did not end just because you had a heart attack. It is advisable to avoid some sexual activity or to add stress. Avoid positions that you find exhausting or that cause angina. Wait for a few hours after a heavy meal and relax before sexual activity. Do your doctor know if you suffer from coronary artery pain or any unusual symptoms at the time or after the activity.

Home and work: At home and work you will learn to pace yourself, reduce stress factors and allow for relaxation periods. If you examine your daily work habits, there are usually ways you can do it to ease the process: Avoid unnecessary trips on the stairs. Organize your week the same and avoid doing all your hard work in entertainment. Use proper body mechanics to avoid straining, and work at an even speed. In the summer, work in the morning and evening hours and in the shade too. In the winter, dress warmly with different layers of light clothing and do not shovel snow or use an ice hopper without your doctor's permission.

Healthy Habits: It is never too late to start a healthy lifestyle. Good health habits help you feel better physically and mentally for a sense of being better.

Way to keep the Heart Healthy:
• Check your weight and avoid steam or crash diets.
• Exercise regularly in your scheduled program.
• Avoid smoking and second direct smoke to everyone. (If you need help quitting smoking, Capital Cardiology Associates has been a smoking cessation class. Please ask for information or call 518-292-6000.)
• Set aside time each day to relax.
• Learn how to relieve stress.
• Know how many symptoms alert your doctor in case of caution and do not hesitate to call 911.

Risk factors:
Risk Factors Characteristics Increase the risk of coronary artery disease (Canadian). Risk factors read two categories: those we cannot change and those we can. Canadian risk can be reduced by changing the risk factor we are able to change.

Risk levels can be reduced that way:
Smoking: Smoking increases your blood pressure and earns your heart species by beating it fast. It also reduces the blood's ability to carry oxygen and the artery walls become more sensitive to cholesterol. Any type of tobacco - causes cigarettes, pipes, cigars or other tobacco products, cancer and lung disease. Please discuss the use of nicotine supplements (gums, patches) at length with your doctor.
Cholesterol: The main component of cholesterol plaque is found in the arteries. Cholesterol can be reduced through diet and prescription medications.
High Blood Pressure: The function of the heart is greatly increased and the heart muscle can be intact and enlarged when long day high blood pressure is present. Blood pressure can be lowered by diet, exercise, stress management, and prescription drugs.
Diabetes: Studies have shown that atherosclerosis progresses more rapidly in people with diabetes. Diabetes can be controlled by diet and prescription medications.
Obesity: Each pound of excess weight means your heart has to do extra work. Excess weight increases your blood pressure, cholesterol levels and the risk of diabetes. Excessive weight loss can reduce your risk of another heart attack by keeping you off weight. Please discuss the diet with your doctor.

Stress: When you are under stress, your blood pressure rises, your muscles get tense, your breathing becomes faster and your heart beats faster. Exercise and stress management can reduce stress.
• Lack of exercise: Studies have shown that people who are less active have a higher risk for heart disease. Daily exercise (3-5 times a week) reduces the risk of heart disease and helps control weight, blood pressure, diabetes and high cholesterol levels.

The risk factor is that we cannot change
Heredity: Canadians who are unlikely to have a father, brother or sister
Disease at an early age.
Sex: Men have a higher incidence of Canadian than women, but greatly increase the risk of menopause women.
Race: African Americans are at higher risk for hypertension, which greatly contributes to stroke and heart disease.
Age: Canadian risk increases with age.