Olga Kozlova, a cardiologist: men are more prone to sudden cardiac arrest than women.
Cardiologist Kozlova told what factors make people predisposed to such a severe and tragic phenomenon as cardiac arrest.
“Under cardiac arrest is understood the complete cessation of cardiac activity, the state of clinical death. She is accompanied by symptoms such as loss of consciousness, lack of pulse on large arteries, noisy rare breathing, dilated pupils after a few minutes, pallor and blue skin, ”the doctor informed.
Speaking to aif.ru, Kozlova added that sudden cardiac arrest can occur in people with inherited cardiopathologies or vascular disorders. In addition, its risk increases if there is arterial hypertension, kidney disease, diabetes mellitus, sleep apnea. With high blood cholesterol, obesity, or if a person has had a heart attack – too.
Cardiac arrest can also occur in circumstances of intense physical exertion, for which the body was not previously prepared. The cardiologist also pointed out the possibility of “heart death” in cases where a person abuses alcohol and drugs, smokes, uses illegal substances.
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But the most vulnerable category is the cores. For them, the probability of cardiac arrest increases especially significantly, it is much higher than for the rest.
Sudden cardiac arrest can be predicted in a day
the proportion accounts for up to 80% of cases, ”the physician shared.
Earlier, the MedikForum.ru portal wrote that cardiologist Maria Koroleva told what threatens health with the accumulation of arterial plaques that occurs over time.
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Olga Kozlova Health cardiologist, therapist, ultrasound specialist