The cold temperatures also increase the risk for heart attack because the arteries constrict and this increases blood pressure.

Heart disease causes both heart attacks and heart failure.

The cold temperatures also increase the risk for heart attack because the arteries constrict and this increases blood pressure.

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The cold temperatures also increase the risk for heart attack because the arteries constrict and this increases blood pressure.

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The COVID-19 pandemic has had a devastating effect on heart health in so many different ways. To get back on track, Dr. Crawford said it is important to know your numbers. AdIf yours is high, don’t ignore it. A lot of people go into heart failure or get thick heart muscles, or end up on kidney dialysis way earlier in life just because of uncontrolled high blood pressure. You know, so many people says it’s because ‘I am getting older.’ I hear people 46 say, ‘I am getting older.’ Yeah, I don’t think so,” said Crawford.

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He said if he hadn’t been on that golf course, he likely would have died from a heart attack. “I was actually in shock afterward saying, ‘There’s no way I could have had a heart attack. Collins was on the fourth hole at Glen Oaks Golf Course in Farmington Hills when he collapsed. When Farmington Hills EMTs arrived, they were told they couldn’t drive their ambulance on the fairway. Silent heart attacks may be more common than you thinkWhile you might assume you would know if you were suffering a heart attack, that’s not always the case.

TROY, Mich. – Friends, family members and colleagues are mourning the death of a Troy police officer. Dispatcher Curtis Reynolds Jr. was getting ready for a shift on his 50th birthday, Sept. 19, when he suffered a heart attack. Members of the Troy Police Department said Reynolds, a 29-year veteran of the force, was the heart of their tight-knit team and an unsung hero who touched thousands of lives. A quick-witted, but patient man, who was always willing to work so others could spent time with their families. 2018 Story: Gunman taken into custody after standoff with police inside Troy homeBut it will be the little things they miss and the things they’ll hold onto.