Heart Attacks Are More Common in Winter
You’ve heard it before. The fact that you are more likely to get a heart attack during the winter. It’s true. Cold air causes blood vessels to constrict as the body tries to prevent heat loss. This can put people with heart conditions and those involved in strenuous exercise at greater risk for a heart attack.
It raises blood pressure and can reduce oxygen flow to the heart.
According to the American Heart Association, symptoms of a heart attack can include pain, discomfort or a squeezing feeling in the chest, pain in the arms, back, neck or jaw, shortness of breath, nausea or a cold sweat. Women may also experience pain, but are more likely than men to experience shortness of breath, nausea or vomiting and back or jaw pain.
Winter is certainly a time for taking it easy and not overdoing it by shoveling snow. If you must, then stretch first, get yourself ready for the exercise. And take many breaks.
Last Updated on December 30th, 2009
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