{"id":16980,"date":"2017-11-15T16:10:43","date_gmt":"2017-11-15T10:40:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/zovon.com\/?p=16980"},"modified":"2018-06-26T13:52:47","modified_gmt":"2018-06-26T08:22:47","slug":"respiratory-infection-intensifies-risk-heart-attack-new-study-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zovon.com\/?p=16980","title":{"rendered":"Respiratory infection intensifies risk of heart attack, new study finds"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Respiratory disease or infection may result in increased risk of heart attack, a recent study claimed. However, the overall risk associated with a single instance of respiratory infection is low, according to the researchers. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">The study population included 578 people, who had lately suffered a heart attack. The research reported that 17% of the total sample population experienced respiratory infection a week before a heart attack, and 21% of the population in the past month. The intensity of heart attack after the respiratory infection is 17 times higher than normal cases. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">During the study, the researchers considered several types of infections of upper respiratory tract like a common cold, sore throat, hay fever. Study author, Lorcan Ruane said that the participants, diagnosed with mild upper-respiratory tract infection, showed less increase of heart attack risk that further increased to 13 times.<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Since the upper-respiratory tract infections are less severe and more common than the lower-respiratory-tract infections, there is intense need to understand their link to the heart attack, as explained by Lorcan. <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">Dr. Geoffrey Tofler, Cardiologist, University of Sydney, Royal North Shore Hospital and Heart Research Australia, said, \u201cPossible reasons for why respiratory infection may trigger a heart attack include an increased tendency towards blood clotting, inflammation and toxins damaging blood vessels, and changes in blood flow.\u201d <\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">He also suggested that one-time respiratory infection may trigger the risk up to a minor level, but constant issues may adversely impact the health. Preventive measures should be taken to avoid the heart attack. <\/span><br \/>\n<span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\">He concluded, \u201cThe next step is to identify treatment strategies to decrease this risk of heart attack, particularly in individuals who may have increased susceptibility.\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-size: 12pt;\"><strong>Source:\u00a0drugs.com<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Respiratory disease or infection may result in increased risk of heart attack, a recent study claimed. However, the overall risk associated with a single instance of respiratory infection is low, according to the researchers. The study population included 578 people, who had lately suffered a heart attack. 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