Contents:
- Medical Video: 10 Warning Signs Your Heart Isn't Working Properly
- Working overtime causes increased blood pressure, which interferes with heart function
- Not all workers overtime will definitely get a stroke, if you know how to prevent it
Medical Video: 10 Warning Signs Your Heart Isn't Working Properly
Sometimes, the terror of project deadlines in the office often forces us to work late until late at night. But maybe reading this article will make you think a thousand times to take the next overtime. Because, besides taking away your happiness and social life, working beyond office hours also endangers health. Many studies have found that the risk of heart disease and stroke increases by 33% in office employees hooked work overtime. How come?
Working overtime causes increased blood pressure, which interferes with heart function
A study by the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) found that stroke risk increased by 33% in people who worked more than 55 hours a week. Even the risk of stroke due to overtime work also increases in people who work around 40 hours a week, compared to those who return on time.
This finding was obtained after observing nearly 86 thousand middle-aged male and female employees in the UK, Denmark and Sweden who worked more than 55 hours per week. Researchers found that these people were classified as vulnerable to stroke in 10 years of work.
Hours at work can make you feel stressed and exhausted, but this study shows that working through office hours can increase the risk of atrial fibrillation, a form of cardiac arrhythmias. Atrial fibrillation is a heart disorder characterized by abnormal heart rhythms. This is especially found in employees who work overtime more than 55 hours a week. Office work hours in general are 8 hours per day or 40 hours in 1 week.
In cardiac arrhythmias,the heart chambers contract faster than normal so they cannot pump enough blood. Common signs and symptoms of cardiac arrhythmias include palpitations (palpitations), shortness of breath, chest pain, dizziness, and fatigue. In addition to stroke, if the heart arrhythmia is not controlled or handled, over time this condition can weaken the heart and cause heart failure.
Not all workers overtime will definitely get a stroke, if you know how to prevent it
Before panicking to the hospital (after returning to overtime) to check up, it should be understood that the risk of stroke due to overtime work will be more dangerous for workers who already have risk factors for heart disease, such as smoking, high blood pressure, or diabetes.
If your body's health is excellent, the risk of stroke from overtime is quite low. You can also increase the risk of heart disease by living a healthy lifestyle.
It's never too late to live a healthy life. Maintain ideal body weight with a healthy diet and diligent exercise. Reduce salty, fatty and fried foods. Also limit alcohol consumption (one glass a day for women, and two drinks a day for men). Routinely check blood pressure, cholesterol levels and blood sugar, especially for people who are susceptible to these conditions. Finally, don't smoke or stop immediately. Smoking is not only bad for your lungs, but also increases your risk of heart disease.
