Have You Had a Heart Attack or Been Diagnosed with Heart Disease?

If you have recently had a heart attack or been diagnosed with heart disease, it can be a scary and confusing time. Recovery is difficult, and there are a lot of new medications and rules you need to follow. You can live a long, healthy life after a heart attack if you minimize your risk factors and make certain lifestyle changes. You can keep cardiovascular disease at bay by making the same lifestyle changes. Keep reading to learn more about managing life after a heart attack and how a Cardiovascular Disease Clinical Study can help.

Lifestyle Changes for a Healthier Life

One of the best things you can do for your body in general, especially after having a heart attack or being diagnosed with cardiovascular disease, is to adopt a healthy lifestyle. Some changes you can incorporate include:

• Adopting a heart-healthy diet
• Exercising regularly, even if it’s just walking, under the supervision of your medical team
• Managing your stress level
• Maintaining a healthy weight
• Quit smoking and limit alcohol

Preventing a Heart Attack

According to the American Heart Association, there are five ways you can help prevent a heart attack from happening, whether you have had one already or not.

1. Take your medications as prescribed. Some medications can greatly lower your risk of another heart attack. It’s important to understand your medications and take them correctly. Learn about managing your medications.
2. Attend your follow-up appointments. Attending follow-up appointments will help your healthcare team track your condition and recovery. You can make the most of your time with your healthcare professionals by preparing for your appointment.
3. Participate in cardiac rehabilitation. Cardiac rehab is a medically supervised program to help you get better after a heart attack. You should have received a referral to cardiac rehab when you left the hospital. If you didn’t, ask your your primary health care professional or cardiologist. Learn more about cardiac rehab.
4. Manage your risk factors. It’s important to take your medications, quit smoking, eat healthy foods, and get active. This will help you manage your blood pressure, cholesterol, and blood sugar levels. Find out more about managing your risk factors.
5. Get support. It’s normal to feel scared, overwhelmed or confused after a heart attack. Getting support from loved ones or from people who have also had a heart attack can help you cope. Connect with other heart attack survivors and caregivers through our Support Network.

Cardiovascular Disease Clinical Study

Metabolic Disease Clinical Trials is currently seeking participants who have had a heart attack or been diagnosed with cardiovascular disease. If this sounds like you, we want to hear from you!

Give us a call at (469) 457-3701 to get pre-qualified for our study over the phone. We will then ask you to come to our clinic to meet our team of metabolic disease professionals to finalize your place in the study. That’s it! Study participants are the most important part of clinical studies, which is why we have made this process so easy.

Participants will be compensated for their time and travel in the study.

For more information, visit us at MetabolicDiseaseClinicalTrials.com!