Common Misconceptions About Heart Diseases

In recent years, as new data about heart disease has become available, we have learned that some of what we know about heart disease is wrong. If you don't have the opportunity to keep up with current medicine, there is a chance that you may mistake what is wrong about heart disease for what is right. In this article, we will discuss some of the common misconceptions among non-health professionals:

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Wrong: "I don't suffer from blood pressure because I have no complaints."

That's right: So many Hypertension the patient has no complaints. However, the harmful effects of hypertension persist internally. You cannot be sure whether you have hypertension unless you measure it with a blood pressure monitor.

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Wrong: "There is no heart attack without chest pain."

That's right: Heart attack chest pain is indeed the most common complaint of those who have had a stroke. But it does not always have to be like this. It can also be a feeling of discomfort, pressure, tightness and burning in the chest, but not pain. Sometimes the only complaint is shortness of breath, nausea, dizziness, arm pain, jaw pain, back pain or abdominal pain. Sometimes there are no symptoms at all and the damage caused by the heart attack is only discovered by chance.

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Wrong: "If you have heart disease, you should avoid exercise."

That's right: For most heart patients, a sedentary lifestyle is harmful. This is because it can make it easier for clots to form in your leg veins and can reduce your fitness and overall health. Except in some exceptional cases, moving, even if you have heart disease, strengthens your muscles, makes you fitter and improves your overall health. A little bit of walking goes a long way.

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Wrong: "If you have heart disease, you should cut fat out of your life."

That's right: If by fat we mean trans fats, this statement is true. But unsaturated fats (olive oil, etc.), on the contrary, are probably beneficial for the heart. We say “probably” because the available positive data is still not enough for a definitive opinion. For some saturated fats, such as butter, which used to be considered absolutely harmful, the issue has become controversial in recent years. This is because some new data have recently been presented that shows that the old data on the harmfulness of such saturated fats to the heart misinterpreted sonucuna varmıştır. Ama, tam tersi veriler de az değildir ve halen pek çok bilimsel kaynak halen doymuş yağların olabildiğince az (<%10) tüketilmesini önermektedir.

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Wrong: "It is good to take an aspirin every day to prevent a heart attack or stroke."

That's right: This used to be thought to be true and was often recommended by doctors to people at risk of heart disease, such as hypertension and diabetes. Indeed, taking Aspirin every day reduces your chances of having a heart attack or stroke. But we now know that while Aspirin reduces these, it can also cause serious bleeding, such as brain or stomach bleeding, leading to disability or death. So, the overall effect is actually neutral and sometimes even worse. To summarize, taking these medicines just because you have hypertension, diabetes or are elderly is usually no more is not recommended. But let's not confuse this information with this: If you have had a heart attack or stroke, a stent, bypass surgery, or if you have tests that show that you have significant plaque (fatty deposits) in your arteries, then Aspirin or a similar blood thinners you need to take it. This is because the risk of clot formation in these cases is much higher than the risk of bleeding.