But that doesnt mean you shouldnt care about yourheart healthearlier in life.
Its not something that all of a suddenhappens when you hit 50.
This is something that accumulatedyou have to understand that it starts young.
High blood pressure awareness among Americansis also decreasing, following 15 years of increasing levels of awareness.
The second thing is definitely a physical exam where we look for heart murmurs or irregular heartbeat.
The third thing is examining symptoms.
cardiac surgeon and director of cardiac transplantation at theSandra Atlas Bass Heart HospitalatNorth Shore University Hospitalin Manhasset, New York
Its Amazing How Its All Connected.
A good analogy is cigarette smoking.
In the medical field, we always talk about how many pack years does so-and-so have?
The negative impacts of get worse the longer youve smoked.
The same applies for hypertension and high blood pressure.
Dr. Lima says that young people should consider how current lifestyle habits impact their heart health.
Additionally, youll want to check that youre maintaining strong mental health.
Theres anall-time high in depressionand things like that among the millennial population, says Dr. Lima.
Mental health and heart healthgo hand in hand.
This2011 review studyshows that 20 to 40 percent of cardiac patients meet the criteria for major depressive disorder.
Visit your doctor for a checkup at least once a year, he says.
Thats really the biggest mistake anybody could make.
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