CVDs become deadlier in extreme cold weather



An illustration showing a heart shape held by a medical professional. — X@GNEHD/File
An illustration showing a heart shape held by a medical professional. — X@GNEHD/File

Rawalpindi: The mortality rate due to cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) becomes the highest during the extreme cold weather conditions in winter and according to health experts, it is time for the chronic patients suffering from any of the CVDs to take extra care of their diet and routine.

Cardiologists believe that the heart patients become more vulnerable to serious and life threatening complications in extreme cold. Studies have revealed that both the incidences of CVDs and the number of deaths due to CVDs get higher in the colder months of the year. The…

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