Some believe that heart attack prevention with poor heredity is useless, and nature cannot be outwitted.
New research shows exercise is good for all of us, regardless of genetics.
Details were published in the official publication of the ANA Circulation.
Scientists analyzed information about half a million people, and found that a strong hand, high physical activity and cardiorespiratory endurance are associated with good health of the heart and blood vessels..
Movement turned out to be the best prevention.
Regardless of what genes nature has awarded you and how many years your relatives died from a heart attack.
This is one of the largest and most reliable studies at the moment, which sheds light on the prevention of heart attacks with burdened heredity.. The final analysis included 500,000 people aged 40 to 69, who were followed up for an average of six years.. Participants showed no signs of heart disease at baseline. More than half of them were women.
Healthy lifestyle versus genetics.
The study was led by Dr. Eric Ingelsson, professor of medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine.. His team analyzed data from the United Kingdom Biobank, a long-term project that started in 2006 to study the impact of a deteriorating environment on the health of British people..
Participants were divided into groups with moderate to high genetic risks of coronary heart disease. As one of the indicators, the doctors chose hand grip strength, which indicates the development of the muscles of the upper body and correlates with the strength of the extensor muscles of the knee joint..
An analysis of the participants' medical history showed that subjects with an average risk who had higher grip strength were 36% less likely to suffer from coronary heart disease and 46% less likely to have atrial fibrillation (atrial fibrillation) compared with weaker peers, among other. Subjects with a high genetic risk and the best cardiorespiratory form had a 49% lower risk of cardiovascular disease and a whopping 60% risk of atrial fibrillation..
So complain about bad genetics!
“The main finding of the study is that physical activity can reduce the risk of heart disease, even if you have a history of genetic inheritance,” concluded Dr. Ingelson in his publication..
Heart in jeopardy.
Coronary heart disease is the leading cause of death in the developed world. According to the CDC, she is responsible for one in four deaths in the United States - about 370,000 lives annually.. In Russia, mortality from CHD is about 420-440 cases per 100 thousand population.
“We always focus on family history as a major risk factor, and this research supports medical recommendations.. Exercise protects against heart attack regardless of genetics - this is the most important fact for our patients "
Heart attack poses the greatest risk for women, according to cardiologist Rachel Bond of Lenox Hill Hospital in New York. In this regard, the results of the study are even more valuable: the fairer sex needs to train in the same aggressive mode as men in order to protect their heart.
Dr. Daniel Munoz, Medical Director of Quality at the Vanderbilt Institute for Cardiovascular Diseases, added:
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Despite the great news, doctors cannot accurately name the type and amount of physical activity sufficient to prevent a heart attack.. Too many factors are intertwined here - from the initial form and state of human health to the genetic characteristics of his body.
Want to know more about heart attack prevention?
Read “20 Interesting Facts About Exercise for the Heart” from Cardiologists at the Cleveland Clinic.
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