IF you have undiagnosed heart disease, hot weather could exacerbate your underlying symptoms and lead to a diagnosis. The tip comes from Dr Samantha Wild, Women’s Health Clinical Lead and GP at Bupa Health Clinics . 3 A tight, squeezed or heavy sensation in your chest that reaches up to your neck could be a sign of heart disease Credit: Alamy 3 Feeling sweatier than usual, even when you've not been exercising, could also signal the condition Credit: Alamy This can happen because hot weather places your heart under more strain than usual as it tries to regulate your body’s temperature.
And Dr Wild warned: “If you have heart disease, the risk of heart attacks, arrhythmias (irregular heartbeat) and heart failure all increase when the weather is hot. “The hotter the weather, the greater the risk becomes.” So how can you spot heart disease during hot weather? Read more on the heart SPECS SAVER Why wearing glasses could help you slash risk of dementia and 13 other hacks TRAGIC LOSS Mum makes desperate plea after ‘healthy’ son died while playing football According to Dr Wild there are several symptoms that can occur when the weather is hot that can also be indicative of underlying heart disease: Light-headedness: The sensation that your surroundings are spinning, or dizziness Sweating: Feeling sweatier than usual, even when you’ve not been exercising Chest pain: A tight, squeezed or heavy sensation in your chest that may go up into your neck, jaw, shoulder, upper bac.