Written by Longjam Dineshwori | Updated : November 17, 2022 12:23 PM IST
Treatment begins with administering a loading dose of medications, including blood thinners like aspirin, clopidogrel, and statins. Managing heart conditions in India involves a multifaceted approach that includes lifestyle modifications, medication, interventional procedures, cardiac rehabilitation, and surgery when necessary.
Although there is a higher risk of lung cancer with alternative tobacco usage, such as smoking a cigar or a pipe, the risk seems lower than with cigarette smoking. There hasn't been much research on marijuana's effects, although users have been shown to have precancerous lesions on their bodies.
E-cigarettes are not safe for heart either. They can cause similar harmful effects as tobacco cigarettes, said the study led by UCSF researchers.
The same study found that exposure to smoke from marijuana cigarettes worsen heart function and increased blood pressure in rats.
Excessive consumption of alcohol has been linked to high blood pressure, heart attack, stroke as well as increased risk of type 2 diabetes.
Fatty meals can impact your heart health. Especially, saturated fat, a type of dietary fat found in foods like butter, palm, cheese, and red meat, is associated with increased heart disease risk.
Insufficient sleep or poor sleep quality can also increase your blood pressure, cholesterol levels and thus the risk of heart disease.
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