Health tips for patients with cardiovascular disease during COVID-19 infection

chinadad.cn | Updated: 2022-12-22
How to protect cardiovascular patients from COVID-19 at home
 
Patients suffering from hypertension, coronary heart disease and heart failure, or recovering from intracardiac interventional therapy and extracardiac surgery, should be well protected against COVID-19.
 
Such patients are advised to stick to their day-to-day medication plan for the underlying heart disease, keep a regular diet, quit smoking and limit alcohol consumption, exercise moderately, keep a good mood, and improve sleep quality, in order to enhance immunity and reduce cardiovascular load.
 
Personal protection measures should be taken to avoid the cardiovascular disease induced by COVID-19 infection, and to prevent increased severity in the condition.
 
If the underlying disease is well under control, the risk posed by Omicron infection will not increase for patients with cardiovascular disease.
 
Home care tips for patients with cardiovascular disease who are infected with COVID-19
 
The clinical treatment of patients with cardiovascular disease who are infected with COVID-19 follows the normal practices.
 
Patients with cardiovascular disease need not worry too much after infection. The key is to contain the existing medical conditions such as coronary heart disease and hypertension, and make sure they will not be aggravated.
 
They should not come off long-term medications for cardiovascular disease, which otherwise may induce or aggravate the conditions. If the disorder flares up, do not be afraid or anxious. They should keep taking their medicine, and if they have persistent chest pain, they should go to the hospital for further diagnosis and treatment.
 
How to prevent cardiovascular disease in winter
 
In winter, if people are tired or excited, the incidence rate of cardiovascular disease, such as heart disease and hypertension, will increase because of the cold weather.
 
Keeping a healthy lifestyle is the best way to prevent the conditions.
 
First, you should have a healthy diet. Don't eat food with too much oil, salt or cholesterol. Second, stop smoking and limit alcohol consumption. Third, exercise moderately, such as walking at home or in an open place, or doing some anaerobic exercises to strengthen the muscles of the arms and legs, which is beneficial to the cardiovascular system. Finally, stay calm and don't worry. Anxiety, fatigue, excitement, overeating, coldness and other factors can increase the incidence rate of cardiovascular disease, and even worsen the conditions.