Health experts believe that the risk of heart attack is higher while sleeping. This is even more worrying for those who are already heart patients. Such people should take special care of their sleeping routine. Let's understand this in a little more depth

In today's fast paced life, sleep, rest and good food are going away from us. All these together are increasing the risk to our health. Due to this, the risk of lifestyle related diseases is increasing. Along with this, the cases of heart attack while sleeping are also increasing. Often it is heard that a person died due to heart attack while sleeping. Now the thing to think is that sleep is very important to give rest to the body. If you do not sleep, then the health of the heart and brain will not be affected. This is true, but then how can a heart attack occur while sleeping.

Our disorderly lifestyle is the biggest reason behind this problem. This problem proves to be fatal for people who are already suffering from heart disease. In this regard, Dr. Sanjeev Kumar, Senior Consultant, Department of Interventional Cardiology, Metro Hospital and Cancer Institute, New Delhi, explained how heart patients can take care of their heart even while sleeping and save them from serious conditions.

Keep an eye on sleep apnea

This is such a problem that people often do not know that they have this disease. In this disease, the level of oxygen in the body starts decreasing while sleeping. Breathing stops frequently. This increases the risk of blood pressure. This problem can be fatal for already suffering heart patients.

Paroxysmal nocturnal dipnea

In this, the fluid accumulated in the legs moves upwards while sleeping. This puts pressure on the lungs and heart, and the person starts having shortness of breath. This is very dangerous for already suffering heart patients. There is a possibility of water filling in the lungs. This is the reason why many times people complain of shortness of breath or sudden awakening at night. This problem is seen in most of the heart failure patients. This problem can become a cause of more trouble for people already suffering from heart disease.

Body position changes while sleeping

While sleeping, our body goes from active mode to rest mode. This change does not matter for normal people. But it is not good for a heart disease patient. Such people face problems like slow heartbeat, low blood pressure and irregular breathing during this time, which increases the risk of heart attack while sleeping.

These measures can be useful to avoid this

• Keep blood pressure under control
• Get tested for sleep apnea
• take heart medicines on time
• Improve your lifestyle
• Keep your head slightly elevated while sleeping so that the fluid does not move towards the chest
• have light dinner at night
• Also avoid drinking too much water.

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