Myocardial Infarction: Causes, Symptoms and Treatment

Physical exercise is beneficial, but a heart patient is not interested in all sports. Physiotherapist Lourdes Vila explains that the ones that work best are the cyclical ones, in which the person can increase and decrease the intensity. "Walking, rowing, swimming are very beneficial because you can adapt your rhythm to how you feel at that moment. On the other hand, those that are not recommended are "exercises that involve apnoea, holding your breath, such as scuba diving, and those that require a lot of impact in a short time and space, such as squash". The important thing is that everyone should be able to exercise in a way that suits their tastes as much as possible. And never forget to warm up - "you inform the heart that you are going to do an activity that requires more energy expenditure" - and cool down afterwards, slowing down progressively and stretching, because most arrhythmias occur if you don't warm up at the beginning and stop suddenly at the end.Dr Binia explains: "You can do many other sports, even ballroom dancing, which as well as being exercise improves the couple's relationship and helps them regain physical intimacy and relax".

Although myocardial infarction may seem like an unexpected event, in many cases it is related to the presence of risk factors such as hypertension, high cholesterol, smoking or diabetes. However, unlike angina pectoris, myocardial infarction is not necessarily triggered by physical exertion or an obvious external event. It can occur at rest and without clear prior signs.