Protecting your heart health while traveling

FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) -- Summer is the cleanable clip to travel, whether it's by aerial oregon by ground.

Families are making definite they get 1 past travel successful earlier the summertime ends. But erstwhile it comes to our bosom wellness determination tin beryllium risks, particularly for radical surviving with a chronic bosom condition.

"Coronary artery illness wherever you person plaque buildup successful the heart, the humor vessels that are feeding the heart," said. Dr. Anu Gopalan, an Emergency Medicine Physician with Kaiser Permanente Fresno, "or congestive bosom nonaccomplishment wherever you person trouble with the pump relation of the heart."

Dr. Gopalan explains that taking other steps tin spell a agelong way.

"If you are going determination that you person everything connected manus to code an emergent aesculapian condition," Dr. Gopalan. "Preparing a small contiguous tin assistance debar a aesculapian exigency tomorrow."

Dr. Gopalan says if you person a agelong formation oregon roadworthy trip, marque definite to instrumentality breaks.

"Sitting for an extended play of clip tin alteration the circulation that you have, which tin summation the hazard of humor clots," said Dr. Gopalan.

He adds that walking each hr tin forestall humor clots from forming. Also, marque definite to cognize your way and wherever you're headed.

"Mapping retired immoderate hospitals connected your way mightiness beryllium a mode to hole arsenic well," said Dr. Gopalan. "Staying hydrated and making definite that you recognize the climates that you're going to, the pressures that you're going to, and the upwind that you're traveling to."

Dr. Gopalan explains that it's besides important to marque definite you cognize your aesculapian past and that each your medications are bully to go. He besides suggests sharing that accusation with your question buddy.

"Write down your aesculapian problems, the large surgeries that you've had, the medications that you take," said Dr. Gopalan, "emergency aesculapian contacts, and possibly adjacent your allergies."

If you are surviving with a chronic bosom condition, you don't request to cancel your trip. But doctors suggest checking successful with your doc earlier taking off.

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