1. HEART TROUBLE?
Know your numbers & reduce
the chances of heart problems
Dr. Kunal Sinkar
Holy Family Hosp.
Mumbai
2. “Raising awareness about key health metrics related to heart health
and overall well-being. By understanding and regularly monitoring
these numbers, individuals can take proactive steps to reduce their
risk of heart problems and other chronic illnesses.”
6. • Nicknamed as the silent killer
• In case of High BP, the force exerted against the artery walls is much larger
than it should be. This extra pressure puts strain on your heart and increases
your risk of a heart attack, heart disease or stroke.
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HOW TO MEASURE?
• Use BP monitoring machine at home
• Reading will give you two numbers: the upper one is called systolic pressure and
the lower one diastolic. Generally, you want your systolic pressure under 120
and diastolic under 80.
8. • A normal resting heart rate is anywhere between 60 and 100 beats per
minute.
• While a very high resting heart rate, called tachycardia, can be a serious
medical emergency, monitoring average levels can give you good indicators to
your overall health as well.
• Resting heart rate tends to rise when you are stressed, exercising less or not
getting enough sleep.
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HOW TO MEASURE?
• Find your pulse either on your neck, the inside of your wrist, or even the top of
your foot and check the no. of beats for 60 secs.
• Ensure you’re not exercising while measuring the resting heart rate!
10. • Another health marker that has to do with your heart: how fast it returns to normal after
exercise?
• Heart rate recovery indicates how good of shape you’re in. It also correlates with your
risk of CVD, including AF and all-around mortality
• Generally, heart rate recovery should be in between 22-52 beats per min. A heart rate
recovery that's lower than 12 is associated with heart issues and type-2 diabetes.
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HOW TO MEASURE?
• First, you need to get your heart rate elevated by working out strenuously.
• Then, measure your heart rate while you're still breathing heavy.
• Recover for two minutes, then measure it again. Subtract the first number from the
second number, and this is your heart rate recovery.
12. • The ratio between the circumference of waist and circumference of your hips is used
as an important health marker for obesity-related illnesses.
• The more fat around the waist, higher the risk is for heart disease.
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HOW TO MEASURE?
• WHO defines ratios over 0.85 for women and 0.9 for men for being at substantially
increased risk for obesity-related illnesses, including metabolic disease and heart
disease.
14. • Cholesterol plays an incredibly important role in your body. It's found in every cell, and
plays a vital role in creating the cell membrane.
• LDL or ”bad cholesterol” naturally rises with age.
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HOW TO MEASURE?
• Head to the Doctor and get the cholesterol checked
• A total cholesterol level of:
• Normal : <200 mg/dL (5.17 mmol/L)
• Borderline High: 200 to 239 mg/dL (5.17 to 6.18 mmol/L)
• High : >=240 mg/dL (6.21 mmol/L)
