You must be very careful during the rainy season, keep your stamina so as not easily hurt. In addition, the rainy season could increase the potential for heart disease. A recent study proves the relevance of two things.

Cold weather blanketed the community began to big cities in Indonesia must beware. That’s because the cold weather turned out to affect the increased risk of heart attack.

Recent research by the Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, London, England indicating when the temperature falls 1 degree Celsius in a day, increasing 2% increase in heart disease in the next week.

Based on the analysis of medical records related to air temperature, more than 84 000 heart attack patients that lasted for three years between 2003-2006 in England and Wales, showed that the decrease of just 1 degree Celsius (1.8 degrees Fahrenheit) in one day lead to an increase of 2% The cumulative number of heart attacks in the next week.

“Two percent may sound small,” said lead author of the study, Krishnan Bhaskaran, a student of the Faculty of Epidemiology and Population Health, London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine.

But all people facing climate change and usually heart attacks triggered from this. So, 2%, this is a very substantial additional figures add to the number of patients with cardiovascular disease. Approximately 200 people per one degree happened in England, where this study is controlled.

Moreover, the elderly and those with heart problems are particularly vulnerable to the effects of temperature decrease.

Bhaskaran and his colleagues reported their findings in the online edition of the British Medical Journal this on August 10, 2010.

In addition, the researchers found that there is an additional 2% risk for a heart attack after a decrease of 1 degree Celsius which lasted for about 28 days. He revealed that previous research has been mentioned when the temperature drops, blood pressure will rise, so that blood is thicker and the heart work harder, a sequence of events that could explain the increased risk.

Bhaskaran emphasize that the relationship between rising rates of death and cold weather is a global phenomenon.

“We can not control the weather, but we can be alert,” he said.

Bhaskaran suggests a number of ways and the most appropriate steps to minimize the risk of cardiovascular disease.

“For instance, wear warm clothing, keeping the house warm if possible and limit the amount of time spent outdoors, especially when the weather was cold,” he explained.

“For those who have used prescription drugs such as aspirin, to control the risk of heart problems, do not forget to keep taking them,” Bhaskaran suggestions.

Dr. Gregg C. Fonarow, a professor of cardiology at the University of California, Los Angeles, United States, said the findings should be understood in accordance with the context. According to him, this study identified can extend previous findings linking the decrease in temperature with increase in heart attacks.

“(This study) explain the magnitude of risk between each change in the weather outside the house with high rates of heart attack,” he said, saying that this research examines the most vulnerable participants exposed to the heart.

Even so, Fonarow still see the risk of heart attack associated with very cold temperatures small. Individual and community health consequences related to greater cardiovascular disease due to smoking, obesity, physical activity, high cholesterol, high blood pressure and other key factors.

Is known, heart disease is the number one killer in Indonesia for 40-50 years of age. In fact, the World Health Organization (WHO) and the Organization of World Heart Federation (World Heart Federation) predict that heart disease will be the main cause of death in Asian countries in 2010 was.

Many risk factors that threaten a person suffering from heart disease, such as high blood pressure, cholesterol, stress, family history, smoking or diabetes, which has been severe. However, there is also a risk factor for congenital like people who have problems with heart valves and also inherited genetic problem that encourages hardening of the arteries when born.

The most important thing to prevent heart disease, of course, regular exercise. The portion of regular exercise at least three times a week can help you burn fat in the body buried. Moderate exercise done regularly can also help raise levels of HDL are good for the body. Treadmill for half an hour can increase the optimal heart rate.