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What Are The Chances Of Getting Heart Diseases With Family History Of Cardiac Arrest?
Question: My father died due to pulmonary cardiac arrest.He was a chain smoker.How much chance do i have of an heart attack?I smoke and have high colesterol level also.
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Detailed Answer:
Dear sir
1. What was the age of your father?
2. What was cause of his death? Cardio- pulmonary arrest is a mechanism of death due to various causes, it is not the cause of death. If doctors told you he had a heart attack?
3. To calculate your risk I need your exact total Cholesterol level, HDL cholesterol level ,your usual blood pressure (in numbers) if you have diabetes/ heart attack/ stroke? Only with details I can calculate your future risk.
Risk of anginal heart disease is important only if your father develop heart attack before the age of 55 years.
You must stop smoking which is foremost risk factor.
Waiting for your reply.
Sincerely
Sukhvinder
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Detailed Answer:
Dear sir
1. What was the age of your father?
2. What was cause of his death? Cardio- pulmonary arrest is a mechanism of death due to various causes, it is not the cause of death. If doctors told you he had a heart attack?
3. To calculate your risk I need your exact total Cholesterol level, HDL cholesterol level ,your usual blood pressure (in numbers) if you have diabetes/ heart attack/ stroke? Only with details I can calculate your future risk.
Risk of anginal heart disease is important only if your father develop heart attack before the age of 55 years.
You must stop smoking which is foremost risk factor.
Waiting for your reply.
Sincerely
Sukhvinder
Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
Dear Sir,
1.My father died at the age of 63 years and was living a active life.
2.Doctors declared his death due to massive heart attack.He was full healthy before death but was a chain smoker.
3.My total cholestrol level 229 is and HDL level is 52 and BP is 120/90.
I do not excercise or workout and often feel increased heart rate while doing little effort.I feel breathlessness during nights and heavyness in my chest.I feel very thirsty during nights only
Kindly suggest any precautions..
1.My father died at the age of 63 years and was living a active life.
2.Doctors declared his death due to massive heart attack.He was full healthy before death but was a chain smoker.
3.My total cholestrol level 229 is and HDL level is 52 and BP is 120/90.
I do not excercise or workout and often feel increased heart rate while doing little effort.I feel breathlessness during nights and heavyness in my chest.I feel very thirsty during nights only
Kindly suggest any precautions..
Brief Answer:
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Detailed Answer:
Dear Sir
1. The calculated risk of having a heart attack in next 10 years with such a profile is 3%. That means out of 100 patients with such a profile 3 will have heart attack in next 10 years. (I hope you are not diabetic).
2. The foremost risk comes from smoking. If we exclude smoking from this risk profile, the risk comes down to < 1%.
3. As clear from discussion above development of heart attack first time after age of 55 in a male member is not a family based risk factor.
4. Other precautions include optimal weight, avoiding fried and sweet items, regular exercise (supervised). You should consult a physician so that he can examine you and give an appropriate exercise prescription. Avoid psychosocial stress and do meditation/ relaxation exercises.
5. Get your cholesterol/ HBA1C checked at regular intervals.(at least once a year)
Feel free to discuss further.
Sincerely
Sukhvinder
please see detailed discussion.
Detailed Answer:
Dear Sir
1. The calculated risk of having a heart attack in next 10 years with such a profile is 3%. That means out of 100 patients with such a profile 3 will have heart attack in next 10 years. (I hope you are not diabetic).
2. The foremost risk comes from smoking. If we exclude smoking from this risk profile, the risk comes down to < 1%.
3. As clear from discussion above development of heart attack first time after age of 55 in a male member is not a family based risk factor.
4. Other precautions include optimal weight, avoiding fried and sweet items, regular exercise (supervised). You should consult a physician so that he can examine you and give an appropriate exercise prescription. Avoid psychosocial stress and do meditation/ relaxation exercises.
5. Get your cholesterol/ HBA1C checked at regular intervals.(at least once a year)
Feel free to discuss further.
Sincerely
Sukhvinder
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Above answer was peer-reviewed by :
Dr. Chakravarthy Mazumdar
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