Keeping the body healthy and warm in winter is a big challenge in itself. Due to cold, many parts of our body are adversely affected, heart being the most important among them. Heart has to work many times harder in winter. Due to a sedentary lifestyle, the number of heart patients starts increasing. Heart patients have also started reaching hospitals with many types of problems. According to doctors, 4 types of heart patients are seen more in this season. 

Dr. Bhumesh Tyagi, Professor of Internal Medicine Department of Sharda Hospital, said that heart problems start increasing in winter and many such patients reach hospitals. These 4 heart related problems bother the most in winter.

These heart problems increase in winter

• Heart Attack
• Heart Failure
• Heart Block
• Weak heart muscles 

Why does heart disease bother us in winter?

According to health experts, people's physical activities reduce due to cold. They start eating more fried food. In this situation, the burden on the heart increases. The heart has to work harder to keep the body and blood warm. In winter, blood flow slows down due to the contraction of arteries. In such a situation, the heart muscles do not get oxygen properly, which increases the risk of heart attack and stroke.

Increasing burden on the heart due to cold

The temperature starts to drop in winter. Due to which there is a risk of increase in blood pressure and cholesterol level. Both these things increase the risk of heart attack manifold. If you already have any heart related disease then the risk can be higher. However, those who do not have heart disease also need to be careful in this season.

Who is at greater risk of heart diseases

• Patients with high cholesterol 
• suffering from heart disease
• Diabetes patients
• more obese people
• Those with an unhealthy lifestyle
• Excessive smoking and drinking
• high BP patient

What to do to avoid heart attack in winter?

• Avoid walking outside in the cold
• Workout at home or in the gym
• Wear woolen or warm clothes
• Eat foods that keep your body warm
• drink warm water and take a warm bath
• don't eat greasy foods
• Stay away from smoking and alcohol