he Dr. Jose Abellan is a cardiologist professionalan intervention specialist at Santa Lucia University General Hospital and has become popular on social media, amassing more than 900,000 followers on Instagram alone where he dispenses advice on cardiovascular health. It is present on the Internet, where it has found a space for scientific publishing with positive connotations, giving health messages, and recommending positive habits. He participated in famous channels, such as an interview with Geordie Wilde on the channel Land project For more than four hours he had a section on Pablo Moto’s Hormiguero in addition to extensive experience in the practice of cardiology.
In an interview on the channel Your friends’ hormones Dr. Abellan, in collaboration with Dr. Isabel Viña, spoke about the myths that link high blood pressure to strength training: “Patients with controlled hypertension should do strength exercises, which is actually recommended in the hypertension guidelines, whereas before they were always told to do aerobic exercises, now it is the answer.” A combination of both types of gymnastics“.
On the other hand, he realizes that if the patient suffers from a “lack of control over numbers,” strength training is not recommended, even though it is normal for the patient to take medication. He adds that some positive aspects of this practice are: “Increase” blood pressure and “prevent” its decline.
Regarding tobacco habit, Dr. Abellan stated in the interview that “the majority of heart attacks still occur in people who smoke,” and says that the majority of smokers will die from smoking and its resulting consequences. The second option that young people have found mainly when it comes to smoking is vaping, but Dr. Abellan warns of its dangers: “The danger of vaping is that it is harmless.”.
Although they are less harmful to health, because the real harm is less than that caused by tobacco, the few studies that exist today find that users who use e-cigarettes are more likely to develop respiratory cancer and cardiovascular problems, although the potential risks are still unclear.
Regarding heart attacks, the specialist mentions the differences between men and women when facing this health problem. In both sexes, the main symptom is chest pain, however The presentation is different“In men, it appears as severe pain that presses on the chest and extends to the throat, left arm, chest, and back, and may be related to sweating, while in women, it appears as frequent atypical symptoms such as fatigue, sweating in the throat, fatigue, or stomach pain.”
He concludes that if you have any of these symptoms, it is better to call an ambulance or go to hospital because a heart attack is one of the main causes of death and it must happen quickly because the longer it takes from the appearance of symptoms to intervention, the worse the prognosis. Moreover, it may happen that if there are aspects that are not considered at the moment, this may leave a trace Scar on the heart.