More than 2,000 years ago, in the Yellow Emperor’s Classic of Internal Medicine, there is a saying that “the upper doctor treats the untreated disease, the middle doctor treats the desired disease, and the lower doctor treats the existing disease”, which shows the importance of “prevention before the disease”, especially for people at high risk of coronary heart disease, good prevention can improve the quality of life. In daily life, some simple indicators of self-monitoring, can help us to obtain a lot of effective information in a timely manner, to prevent microscopic, easy to “measure” the health. Blood pressure measurement: blood pressure over 120/80 need to pay attention to high blood pressure is one of the main risk factors of cardiovascular disease, when the blood pressure exceeds 120/80mmHg, but not more than 140/90mmHg, we must pay attention to. During this period, if you can improve the bad habits and adjust them appropriately under the guidance of a professional physician, blood pressure will usually be well controlled. Measuring blood lipids: cholesterol over 5mmol/l needs attention High blood lipids is also one of the risk factors for coronary heart disease. In general, the cholesterol index should be controlled below 5mmol/l for healthy people; below 4mmol/l for patients who smoke and are obese; below 3mmol/l for patients with cardiovascular disease and diabetes. As each person’s physical condition is different, their cholesterol target value may also vary, and the specific target value needs to consult a professional doctor. Blood glucose measurement: attention should be paid to blood glucose over 6 mmol/l Diabetic people are also one of the high-risk groups for coronary heart disease, so they need to monitor blood glucose. Usually, the indicator of fasting blood glucose should be controlled at 6mmol/l. If the blood glucose is high, you can seek the help of professional physicians to actively find the cause of elevated blood glucose and then take corresponding intervention measures to restore the blood glucose level to normal. Measure waist circumference: male but two feet eight; female but two feet four If obesity is one of the killers of cardiovascular health, then abdominal obesity is the sharp edge of the killer’s hand, bringing more serious damage to cardiovascular health. When the waist circumference of men exceeds two feet eight, women’s waist circumference exceeds two feet four, usually means that is about to enter the “obese army”, to be particularly careful about the emergence of coronary heart disease and other cardiovascular diseases. Doctor’s tips Monitoring body indicators is a good habit to pay attention to health, help prevent the occurrence and development of coronary heart disease and other cardiovascular diseases. However, due to the individual situation of each person, as well as the differences in measurement methods and measuring devices, the indicators and target values that need to be monitored will be different for each person, so you need to consult the relevant doctor’s advice. It is also important to note that poor lifestyle is one of the main culprits of cardiovascular disease, even if it is as dangerous as myocardial infarction, it is not completely unpreventable if it is prevented by the little things in life.