Gowes to the Office of Trigger Heart Attacks?

Cycling is one of mild
exercise and very
beneficial for health.
No wonder that this
sport was chosen
and became one of the favorites for all circles. Even in big cities like Jakarta, cycling
is not just a hobby, but began a trend
of transportation to work.
Communities 'bike to work'
continues to grow against a
background of concern to reduce the level of urban air pollution.
Although unfortunately, open
interest has not been acted upon
citizens to use bicycles seriously by
the government by providing a
special track bike. Well for those who routinely 'gowes'
to the workplace, it's good to also
look at the results of a recent study in
Europe. Research experts from
Hasselt University in Belgium
indicated, the activity of cycling to work, especially in big cities with
several threats during the trip, can
increase the risk to health. As reported in the medical journal
The Lancet online, cycling in the
middle of a crowded traffic lane with
a high level of pollution could be one
of the main triggers of heart attack
cases. In a scale measuring risk every day
that proved to trigger heart attacks,
stuck in heavy traffic (either as driver
or commuter bike users) are
included in the top list of factors
trigger the attacks, including stress and exposure to pollution. But of all that, users of bicycles have
the greatest risk because in addition
to exposure to heavy pollution, they
also perform other activities that
trigger heart attacks, namely
exercise. Studies by the Hasselt University is
done by analyzing 36 previous
research. This study is the first to
examine the risk factors trigger an
attack in addition to diseases that can
cause heart disease. Although some of these factors seem overlapping,
biking to work still included in the
rankings, after taking into account
the proportion of total cases of heart
attacks caused by various causes. According to lead researcher Dr. Tim
Nawrot, exposure to traffic can
trigger heart attack risk by 7.4
percent, followed by physical
pressure during exercise by 6.2
percent. Air pollution can trigger between 5 to 7 percent of attacks,
while drinking alcohol or coffee at 5
percent. Other risk factors are negative
emotions (3.9 percent), anger (3.1
percent), heavy meal (2.7 percent),
positive emotions (2.4 percent), and
sexual activity (2.2 percent). Air pollution also pose an additional
risk by 5 percent, but as many
people who are exposed to vehicle
exhaust fumes, industrial smoke, air
quality becomes a more important
threat to the population of the community. Professor David Spiegelhalter, risk
expert from the University of
Cambridge, is actually hard to
describe the rate of risk factors in a
research-to a certain condition, such
as cycling or driving in heavy traffic. "Many factors contribute to overall
risk, such as air pollution, stress,
physical stress, emotional and even
that has been known as a trigger of
heart attacks. It is a complex joint,"
he said. While Judy O'Sullivan of the British
Heart Foundation, believes the
benefits of outdoor exercise for most
individuals actually far exceed the
risks of air pollution. He is still asking
residents not to be discouraged work out in the city, such as walking
or cycling. Dr Tim Chico, a consultant heart
disease from the University of
Sheffield, England, emphasized
setting lifestyle is far more important
to prevent heart attacks. "We would know a lot about why
someone had a heart attack (such as
a result of smoking, cholesterol, and
obesity), but not a bit about why it
happened on the day and time. The
basis of heart disease arise for years. If someone wants to avoid attack
then he should focus on to keep
exercising, not smoking, maintaining
a healthy diet and ideal body weight,
"he explained.

source: kompas.com