Heart Attack Facts

Beating a staggering hundred thousand times a day, the heart is undoubtedly, an incredible organ. Apart from maintaining it with regular exercise and a balanced diet,  it is  worthwhile to update oneself with some wonderful insights into heart health. Of what scientists all over the world have painstakingly unraveled, here go the latest news:

• Light up your life! "Strong light, or even just daylight, might ease the risk of having a heart attack or suffering damage from one," says Tobias Eckle, MD, PhD, an associate professor of anesthesiology, cardiology, and cell and developmental biology at the University of Colorado School of Medicine. Steal away your friends and family to a sunny picnic this weekend, for a healthy heart.
• Love and be loved! Love your heart out this Valentine’s day! There is such a thing as a broken heart. This syndrome, known as cardiomyopathy, occurs during highly stressful or emotional times, such as a painful breakup, the death of a spouse, the loss of a job or extreme anger, said Loyola University Health System cardiologist Dr. Binh An P. Phan. It mimics the symptoms of heart attacks, though temporary and not damaging in nature. I’d say, there is no better therapy than a loved one’s heartwarming smile, so go ahead, light those candles and love.
• Pill poppers beware! Yet another danger lurks in the self prescribed pill-popper’s kitty. Heart attack survivors who take common painkillers after a heart attack have a higher long-term risk of dying or having a second heart attack, according to a new study published in Circulation, an American Heart Association journal.
• Be happy and know it! "Survivors of heart attacks are three times more likely to develop depression during the first six months after their heart attack, than people with no heart disease. If left untreated this contributes to a worse prognosis, for instance further cardiac events and possibly death.” , says Prof. Claus Vögele, Professor of Clinical and Health Psychology at the University of Luxembourg.

Being happy, loving, outgoing and careful costs little but pays more. With the latest research nodding to our parents’ and grandparents’ oft emphasized life values, we have little or no reason not to stick to them. Love thy life to love thy heart.

References: Science Daily