Are heat and stress hard on the heart?

Question

My ex-husband (we are still friends) works in a non air conditioned body shop, in Hotlanta, Georgia. It gets up to 110 degrees in there in the summer. He has a cardiac arrythmia. I just wrecked my car and we are getting divorced. He has been having some chest pain lately.
What should I do (stopping the divorce is out of the question).?

Answer 1

Yes on the title of your question, increased temperature increases metabolism, increasing every functions of all ur organs, including the heart. chest pains, well thats the pain of being brokenhearted i guess..well seriously speaking, he needs to be looked at, anginal pain can actually be a precursor of myocardial infection. with anginal pain, it is the temporary decrease of blood supply in the muscle of the heart, it is relieved by rest, nitroglycerine, and oxygen, myocardial infarction or MI.. is more serious, someone can die from a massive MI which means, the tissues in ur heart dies due to complete blockage of coronary arteries...

Answer 2

There's nothing you can do and, what has the divorce to do with his heart.
It sounds like he's having angina maybe from the heat, he should know better so, he should either see his doctor or go to an ER facility and tell them what's going on.

Answer 3

Yes, heat and stress are hard on the heart. I have Tetrology of Fallot and when I was born the doctors told my parents that I HAD to have an airconditioner.

Answer 4

I think you can advise him to see a cardiologist, since he requires assessment, as he is experiencing chest pains. He can have sudden death too because of arrhythmias.
If possible tell him to report to an ER.
Temperature can be an aggravating factor.

Answer 5

Yes, but I doubt that there is anything that you can do. If you are getting divorced you can't exactly recommend that your ex get a different job.