The hot weather above seasonal norms negatively affects human health, causing health problems such as a heart attack, heart failure and arrhythmia.
About this agency Anadolu was told by the head of the cardiology department of the Medical Department of the University of the Takia in the city of Edirn in Turkey Servet Altai. The professor warned that patients should show special precautions in this regard at risk and elderly.
According to the professor, high air temperatures disrupt the temperature balance of the body and directly affect the health of the cardiovascular system.
If the air temperature is above 20 degrees, then with each degree of one degree the risk of a heart attack in people over 65 years increases by 2 percent, Altai explained.
“The higher the temperature, the more heart attacks. In addition, hypertension and rhythm disturbances occur. It can also be hemorrhage in the brain. That is why people with chronic diseases and older people should be very careful,” the professor warned.
, as a way out of the situation, Altai offers abundant use of fluid and rejection of fatty foods.
In order to minimize the consequences of heat for health, you should give preference to vegetables and fruits and, if possible, do not go out into the street in the hottest hours of the day, he added.