What are the precautions patients with heart failure and those with stents and prosthetic valves should take?
Patients with enlarged hearts and heart failure are often on restricted fluids in addition to diuretics, It is advisable for such people to prevent going out exposing them selves to high temperatures which brings sweating and disturbs the fluid balance leading to problems like profound weakness, giddiness, unconsciousness, etc. Patients with coronary stents and those with valve replacements need to be extremely careful. Excessive sweating due to strenuous exercises in hot environment can render the blood more prone to clotting and complicate matters like clotting of the valve or the stent. Proper hydration by plenty of cool water, lemonade, mild beverages are very helpful. Exercise in a cool place such as an air-conditioned gym, or early in the morning or later in the evening. Diabetes being a common association with heart disease, what are special tips for diabetic patients? If you have diabetes, dehydration also can occur when blood glucose is not under control. When blood glucose is
