How to monitor heart disease exacerbation.

How to monitor heart disease exacerbation.

Monitoring heart disease exacerbation is crucial for preventing complications. At Bangkok Hospital, specialists recommend tracking symptoms like chest pain, shortness of breath, fatigue, and swelling. Regular echocardiograms, ECGs, and blood pressure monitoring help detect worsening conditions early. Patients should follow a heart-healthy diet, exercise plan, and medication regimen under expert guidance. Schedule a consultation at Bangkok Hospital’s Heart Center for advanced cardiac monitoring and personalized treatment.

Symptoms of Heart Disease Exacerbation

Most heart diseases are caused by acute coronary stenosis or obstruction that result in:

• Chest pain from the left side and radiates to neck, arm or jaw

• Chest tightness for more than 20 minutes

• Sweating

• Cold hands and feet

• Dizziness and light-headedness

• Shortness of breath or grasping for breath

• Nausea, vomiting, black out

• Dyspepsia – discomfort in upper abdomen

• Fatigue 

When Can Heart Disease Exacerbation Occur?

Heart disease exacerbation can occur at any time – regardless of whether you are exercising, performing other activities, sleeping restfully, or felling stressed. When you notice its symptoms and are still conscious, you should seek medical attention as soon as possible – especially within the first 120 minutes in order to open the artery blockage.

Risk Factors of Heart Disease Exacerbation

The followings are risk factors of acute heart disease exacerbation:

• Diabetic

• Hypertension

• High cholesterol

• Abdominal obesity

• Consumption of high fat food

• Lack of exercise

• Stress

• Smoking 

During the pandemic, if appointments are made at the hospitals for treatment monitoring or follow-ups, patients need to follow all instructions. Although a large number of patients have rescheduled or postponed their appointments due to being afraid of visiting hospitals, missing appointments in patients whose conditions are medically unstable is not advised. To keep conditions under control, medications should be taken as prescribed. Telemedicine via online consultation can be also considered.

Owing to the similarity in symptoms, patients with cardiovascular diseases must be aware of their abnormal signs. Immediate medical attention must be sought if respiratory symptoms, e.g. nasal congestion, runny nose, cough and sore throat arise present along with fever, malaise and headache. In case that chest discomfort and breathing difficulties exhibit, further diagnosis and investigation is urgently required.

However, people who do not have the above conditions may still face acute heart disease exacerbation also.

How Can Heart Disease Exacerbation Become Fatal?

In heart disease patients, their conditions can be so exacerbated and severe that they die before reaching the hospital due generally to heart failure.  This occurs when the heart muscle loses its ability to pump blood properly that results in insufficient blood circulation.  Consequently, the heart muscle become more constricted, so much that the heart no longer circulate blood in the body and eventually stops beating.

Heart Disease Patients Should Have Regular Cardiovascular Checkups

Keeping your regular doctor’s appointment, taking prescribed medication, strictly follow you doctor’s advice, exercising regularly, keeping your weight within the proper range, eating food that is good for your heart, and keeping your stress level in check – all these factors will help heart disease patients prevent acute heart disease exacerbation.

Heart Disease Specialist

Dr. Chattanong Yodwut Cardiologist, Bangkok Heart Hospital

Hospital Specialized in Cardiomegaly

Cardiology Clinic at Bangkok Heart Hospital is ready to treat any of acute heart disease conditions by our specialized team of medical experts and multidisciplinary healthcare professionals, as well as state-of-the-art clinical equipment, for our patients’ long healthy lives.