Heart discomfort in hot weather is considered to be caused by environmental influences, or by the fact that one is suffering from coronary heart disease, asthma and other factors. According to the cause of the temporary observation or take medication, interventional therapy and so on.
1. Influenced by the environment: when the weather is hot, people’s metabolism is relatively fast, which is easy to cause an increase in myocardial oxygen consumption, resulting in transient hypoxia of the heart, thus causing cardiac discomfort. There is no need for special treatment, temporary observation can be, but need to pay attention to rest, and timely improvement of the environment.
2. Coronary heart disease: If you suffer from coronary heart disease, the hot weather will lead to an increase in myocardial oxygen consumption, affecting the normal blood supply to the heart, cardiac discomfort will occur. If you have stable angina, you can take nitroglycerin under the tongue; when unstable angina occurs, reperfusion therapy is needed. More serious coronary heart disease can be considered interventional therapy.
3. Asthma: that is, bronchial asthma, the disease will be affected by the environment, in the hot weather or have to do strenuous exercise, and the duration of a longer period of time, may be a sudden acute attack. It is necessary to take rest, and stop activities and improve the environment. During an acute attack, it can be treated with albuterol aerosol.
Heart discomfort in hot weather may also be due to diseases such as bronchitis and emphysema. It is recommended to consult a doctor as soon as possible and understand the cause of the disease through professional examination before targeting treatment to avoid aggravation of the condition.