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"It's a nice day, just right for old bones like us to bask in the sun. Lu Rong said to her friends with a smile as she slowly walked into a strawberry field on the outskirts.
Lu Rong, 60, is a retired marketing consultant who has maintained an active social life and a healthy lifestyle despite being retired.
In the strawberry field, several friends of the same age have begun to get busy, picking bright red strawberries while discussing the recent hot health topics.
Lu Rong is a person who loves life, whether it is diet or exercise, she can always find fun.
She dances to the community's dance classes every week and is particularly fond of Latin and ballroom dancing, not just as a workout, but as a way for her to socialize with her friends.
Although Lu Rong has always maintained such a healthy lifestyle, her husband, Wang Yi, always half-jokingly said: "You are all self-inflicted." ”
Wang Yi often worries that Lu Rong's over-exercise may bring unnecessary risks to her health.
Unfortunately, just a few months ago, Lu Rong died of heart failure. Despite her seemingly healthy lifestyle, her sudden death left many people shocked and confused.
Heart failure is a complex clinical syndrome in which the heart is unable to pump blood efficiently to meet the body's needs.
In Lu's case, while she actively participates in dance and other physical activities, which are all contributing factors to heart health, excessive, high-intensity exercise has the potential to put too much strain on a woman's heart in late middle age, especially if the heart condition is not adequately monitored.
Lu Rong's attending doctor, Dr. Zhang, explained: "Although moderate exercise is beneficial to the heart, for patients who already have hidden problems in the heart, excessive intensity of exercise may increase the burden on the heart and lead to further deterioration of heart function. ”
In Lu Rong's case, her heart may have quietly endured years of minor damage that eventually led to heart failure after a seemingly ordinary dance class.
In many middle-aged and older adults, potential risk factors for heart disease, such as high blood pressure, diabetes, or high cholesterol, need to be closely monitored and managed.
Although Lu Rong maintains a low-fat diet all year round, she may have neglected to check these heart disease risk factors regularly.
In addition, Lu Rong has a history of heart disease in her family, which further increases the likelihood of her suffering from cardiovascular disease.
Together, these factors may have unwittingly accelerated the deterioration of her heart condition.
Lu Rong's example reminds us that even if a lifestyle seems healthy, we can't ignore the potential health risks.
From a medical point of view, regular check-ups and targeted testing are more critical than simple lifestyle modifications.
Mr. Wang's phrase "self-inflicted" actually reflects concerns that Lu Rong may be overconfident in the way she manages her health.
This case raises a question worth exploring: how can we better identify and manage subtle health risks for middle-aged and elderly people who ostensibly have a healthy lifestyle?
In response to this problem, a more systematic health monitoring mechanism should be established, including regular cardiac function assessment and targeted physiological and biochemical markers.
In this way, even when the appearance is healthy, potential health problems can be detected and managed in a timely manner, so as to truly achieve the concept of health management that puts prevention first.
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