The doctor told about the preparation for flights with heart problems

If a person has problems with veins or other chronic diseases, they need to prepare for the flight in advance, and long-term flights pose a serious danger to passengers with chronic diseases, especially for older people. Candidate of Medical Sciences, general practitioner Alexey Khukhrev told about this on Wednesday, April 22.

According to the expert, a flight lasting more than four hours is a risk factor due to prolonged immobility, low cabin pressure and dehydration.

"We advise people to use compression knitwear before departure, you can inject heparin. Or, in consultation with a doctor, start taking anticoagulants in a day or two," said Khukhrev in an interview with the website aif.ru .

The doctor stressed that during the flight itself it is necessary to follow simple but vital rules.: periodically get up from your chair, stretch your calf muscles, drink enough water and stop drinking alcohol, as it thickens the blood and increases the risk of thrombosis.

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Earlier, on April 21, Ekaterina Paukova, a cardiologist at the Sberbank Health medical company, said that coronary heart disease (CHD) often develops without obvious symptoms, which makes it difficult to detect it early. 360.ru .

According to the specialist, the absence of symptoms in coronary heart disease is associated with a gradual narrowing of the coronary arteries. The body adapts to changes, including bypass vessels, which partially compensates for blood flow.

In turn, cardiologist, geriatrician, Professor, MD Yuri Konev told in an interview with Pravda.Ru that people with an unhealthy lifestyle, a hereditary predisposition and high cholesterol are at risk.