In our daily life, heart disease is a common disease, which not only brings great pain to patients, but also brings a heavy burden to the family.
Recently, the death of a man after a sudden heart attack in the early hours of the morning has attracted widespread attention.
Mr. Li, a man in his fifties, is a health-conscious person.
However, on a cold winter night, he suddenly felt chest tightness, shortness of breath, and severe chest pain.
Mr. Li's family immediately called the emergency number, and medical staff quickly arrived at the scene.
After preliminary examination, it was found that Mr. Li's electrocardiogram was abnormal, suggesting that it may be myocardial infarction.
Paramedics immediately gave him first aid measures, including oxygen, emergency medication, and notified a nearby cardiovascular hospital.
Upon arrival at the hospital, Mr. Li was immediately taken to the emergency department.
The doctor further performed an electrocardiogram and blood tests to confirm that he did have acute myocardial infarction.
The doctor immediately ordered coronary angiography to determine the location and extent of the infarction.
However, because the myocardial infarction occurred too suddenly and severely, Mr. Li's heart could not withstand the risk of surgery.
Despite the best efforts of doctors and nurses to save him, Mr. Li eventually died of a myocardial infarction shortly after the early hours of the morning.
This event is another reminder of how important it is to protect our heart health.
Doctors also remind us that doing two things less before bed has important implications for heart health.
First, two things to do less before going to bed
First things first: excessive drinking
Excessive alcohol consumption is a common bad lifestyle habit that can be seriously harmful to heart health.
Excessive drinking before bed has several effects on heart health:
1. Arrhythmia: Excessive drinking can lead to arrhythmias, including symptoms such as palpitations, tachycardia or bradycardia.
This is because alcohol can interfere with the heart's normal rhythm, preventing the heart from contracting and relaxing efficiently, resulting in arrhythmias.
2. High blood pressure: Excessive drinking can lead to increased blood pressure, and long-term high blood pressure is one of the main risk factors for heart disease.
Alcohol can stimulate the sympathetic nervous system, causing blood vessels to constrict, increasing the burden on the heart, which in turn can trigger high blood pressure.
3. Cardiomyopathy: Long-term excessive drinking can lead to the occurrence of cardiomyopathy. Alcohol has a direct toxic effect on cardiomyocytes, causing cardiomyocytes to damage and die, which in turn leads to cardiomyopathy. Cardiomyopathy can lead to serious consequences such as decreased heart function and heart failure.
4. Atherosclerosis: Excessive alcohol consumption increases the risk of atherosclerosis.
Alcohol can increase triglyceride and cholesterol levels in the blood, promote lipid deposition in the lining of the arteries, and form atherosclerotic plaques.
Atherosclerosis causes narrowing and blockage of blood vessels, increasing the risk of heart attack and stroke.
The second thing: overeating
Overeating is also a common bad lifestyle habit, and it can also be seriously harmful to heart health.
1. Increased burden on the heart: Excessive eating before bedtime can lead to a filling of the gastrointestinal tract, and the digestive system needs more blood supply for digestion and absorption.
This causes the heart to need more blood to meet this demand, increasing the burden on the heart.
Over time, this additional burden can lead to an increased risk of heart diseases such as cardiac hypertrophy, heart failure, etc.
2. Increase cholesterol and triglyceride levels: Overeating before bed usually means eating more calories and fat. This causes elevated levels of cholesterol and triglycerides in the blood.
High cholesterol and triglyceride levels are associated with an increased risk of atherosclerosis, a pathological process that leads to heart disease and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
3. Increase blood sugar levels: Excessive eating before bed may lead to elevated blood sugar levels.
High blood sugar levels have long been linked to the development of diabetes, an important risk factor for heart disease.
High blood sugar levels can also lead to blood vessel damage and inflammation, further increasing the risk of heart disease.
4. Affect sleep quality: excessive eating before going to bed may cause gastrointestinal discomfort, such as stomach bloating, heartburn, etc. These discomforts can interfere with sleep, leading to a decrease in sleep quality.
Poor sleep quality is associated with an increased risk of heart disease, as sleep is one of the important factors in heart health.
In summary, excessive eating before bed has a negative impact on heart health.
To maintain heart health, it is recommended to avoid excessive eating before bedtime, especially foods high in fat and sugar.
Controlling your diet and maintaining proper weight and blood sugar levels can help reduce the risk of heart disease.
2. Other precautions before going to bed
In addition to doing fewer excessive drinks and overeating before bed, there are other bedtime precautions that also have an important impact on heart health.
1. Moderate exercise is recommended
Moderate exercise has benefits for heart health.
Moderate exercise can strengthen the heart muscle, improve the blood supply to the heart, and reduce the risk of heart attack.
According to relevant statistics and research results, moderate exercise can reduce the incidence and mortality of heart disease.
We should choose the exercise method that suits us, adhere to moderate exercise, and keep our hearts healthy.
2. It is recommended to relax
Relaxation is also important for heart health.
Prolonged periods of tension and stress can cause the heart to be more stressed and increase the risk of heart attack.
Therefore, we should learn to relax and avoid excessive stress and tension. There are many ways and techniques to relax before going to bed, such as listening to music, taking a bath, doing yoga, and so on.
We can choose the method that suits us, relax and protect our heart health.
conclusion
Through the above introduction, we can see the importance of drinking less and eating too much before going to bed for heart health.
Maintaining healthy lifestyle habits is also very important for heart health.
We should pay attention to precautions before going to bed to protect our heart health.
I hope that everyone can recognize the seriousness of this problem, change bad living habits, maintain a healthy lifestyle, and make our hearts healthier.