Kentucky Health News
With the immediate threat of more snow over, many Kentuckians have been picking up their shovels to make sure their driveways and sidewalks are cleared — but health experts caution that shoveling snow can lead to an increased risk of a heart attack for some.
“The real problem is when it snows this heavy, you are forced to do it to be able to get out of your house or be able to function, so you’ll be forced to typically increase your activity more than you typically would, and that could unmask your symptoms that have been there but you have not been noticing in the past,” Dr. Abdullahi Oseni, an interventional cardiologist with Norton Heart and Vascular Institute, said at an online news conference…