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What do you do after you discover you are at risk? Get your affairs in order?
by matte_black 9y ago
What do you do after you discover you are at risk? Get your affairs in order?
- ceejayoz 9y agoAdjust diet, exercise, statins, get a cardiology consult?
- matte_black 9y agoBut if you’re already at the point where you are at risk and your eyes show it, isn’t it already too late to really do anything about it?
- maxerickson 9y agoWeight loss and exercise are recommended to people that survive heart attacks.
- arkades 9y agoMorbidity and mortality can be reduced with the prescription of beta blockers, aspirin, statins, and ace inhibitors. +\- clopidogrel. Being at risk isn’t fate: you have modifiable risk factors that can be mitigated (eg, weight, cholesterol, blood pressure.) Additionally, CPR training of your immediate family can be - literally - lifesaving in the event you do have that heart attack.
- logronoide 9y agoVisit your family doctor ASAP.
- tinymollusk 9y agoIt gives a high-risk group the ability to notify their friends and family and practice what to do in event of a heart attack. My mom frequently stays with me, but outside of "call 911" I don't really know what to do in teh event of a heart attack. Time lost is lives lost, so better preparation could quite literally save lives.
- sjg007 9y agoYou could carry a defibrillator with you.