
Palm of the hand and foot sweating is often a sign of a weak heart. Assumption that circulated fairly widely in the community. But, really thought it?
In medicine there are two categories of hiperhidrosis (excessive sweating). Namely, systemic and local. Cases often only in the sweaty palms and feet, including local hiperhidrosis. Not only the palms and feet, excessive sweating can also occur in the armpits.
Cause, related to psychological factors. For example, fear, anxiety, or worry too much. Conditions that affect the sympathetic nervous system and stimulate the sweat glands to produce more until hiperhidrosis ensued. Local Hiperhidrosis harmless. At least we are so uncomfortable when you write or shake hands when sweaty hands on.
What about systemic hiperhidrosis? If that happens not only hands, feet and armpits are sweaty, my whole body was sweating. But, that's not the main symptom of a weak heart as the assumption that circulate in the community. Hiperhidrosis systemic, can be a sign of hyperthyroid patients experience. Ie, a condition due to elevated levels of thyroid hormone that functions to control the speed of metabolism (the chemical function) of the body. If a person has hyperthyroidism, the body's metabolism so much faster. That's what makes the sweat glands to produce more.
Hyperthyroidism also makes the heart beat faster, when compared with the normal heartbeat. This condition gives rise to the assumption that sweating is often a sign of a weak heart. Palms and sweaty feet, he added, is also not a sign of one's risk of having a heart attack.
Heart attack symptoms accompanied by pain in the chest. The pain is increased when the activity subsided as much and rest. In addition, there are also symptoms of a cold sweat and shortness of breath. If it was just sweat, it was not a sign of a person prone to heart attack. Thus, the assumption that developed in the community that's not quite true.
Still, if there is a history of heart disease in the family, the patient hiperhidrosis advisable to consult a heart specialist. The goal, ensuring at the same time make the diagnosis.