Measure blood pressure 2 times a day: Armenia cardiologist gives advice on weather fluctuations

Due to pronounced weather fluctuations, the number of people applying to hospitals with high blood pressure and exacerbation of other heart diseases has increased. Tigran Khachatryan, a cardiologist at Nairi Medical Center in Yerevan, told NEWS.am Medicine about this.

"Heart problems usually worsen in spring and autumn. But in recent years, especially this year, an increase in the number of applicants with heart problems has been observed in the winter months," said the doctor.

According to the cardiologist, if last year there were many cases of hospitalization with radiating arrhythmia and other cardiovascular problems, this year the cases with high blood pressure and acute heart attacks prevail.

What to do?

Tigran Khachatryan advises those with high blood pressure to

• limit salt intake
• measure blood pressure twice a day
• if necessary, and only on the doctor's prescription, change the dosage

As per the specialist, blood pressure should be measured regularly because sometimes with high blood pressure, the patient feels good and does not know that his blood pressure has increased.

According to Tigran Khachatryan, there is often a need to change the dosage in the winter months, but this can only be decided after consultation with the doctor, and patients should not engage in self-medication.

“Holiday Heart Syndrome”

One of the common ailments aggravated in winter is radiant arrhythmia. As said by the doctor, one of the main reasons for the exacerbation of this illness is alcohol abuse. During the New Year's holidays, medical patients usually abuse alcohol and harmful food, forget to take their pills, which is why the number of hospitalizations due to exacerbation of this illness increases in January. Among doctors, this phenomenon is known as the "Holiday Heart Syndrome."

Hypertension is getting younger

According to Tigran Khachatryan, as in the whole world, as well as in Armenia, there is a trend of illness being detected among younger people. High blood pressure is more common among young people, which is most likely caused by bad habits.

The doctor also does not rule out that the increase in the number of applicants is due to the increase in public awareness.

"It is commendable that they apply already at the first signs, which makes it possible to prevent possible complications of the illness," he said.

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