Red Net News October 20 th(Correspondent Peng Binbin) Mr. Li (pseudonym) is a big truck driver. He is 35 years old and has been suffering from fatigue, chest pain and palpitation since early September. He mistakenly thought it was overwork and didn’t attract attention. On October 12, Mr. Li’s symptoms suddenly worsened, and his chest pain made him unable to sleep. He was rushed to the Cardiovascular Rehabilitation Department of the Second People’s Hospital of Hunan Province for treatment.
Immediately, Mr. Li was diagnosed with coronary heart disease, and after a week of active treatment, the symptoms such as chest pain and palpitation were obviously relieved. "Mr. Li himself suffers from diabetes, hypertension, overwork, mental stress, obesity, etc. He is a high-risk group of coronary heart disease, which can easily lead to sudden death once he gets sick."
Coronary artery (coronary artery) is an artery that supplies blood to the heart. When coronary artery atherosclerosis causes lumen stenosis or occlusion, it leads to myocardial ischemia, hypoxia or necrosis, which in turn leads to chest pain, chest tightness and other discomfort. This heart disease is called coronary heart disease.
"More than 80% of the causes of sudden death are caused by heart, and the common one is coronary heart disease, which is coronary atherosclerotic heart disease". According to the statistics of National Cardiovascular Center, the number of sudden cardiac death in China is as high as 550,000 every year, which is equivalent to one person dying of sudden cardiac death every minute, and 43% of them are under 40 years old. "The cause of the high mortality rate of people under 40 years old is related to the stress, chronic fatigue and the neglect of disease at that age, so once the disease occurs, it is more dangerous than the elderly."
Xing Zuzhong, director and chief physician of Cardiovascular Rehabilitation of the Second People’s Hospital of Hunan Province, said that the main risk factors for coronary heart disease are age, sex, dyslipidemia, hypertension, smoking, diabetes, abnormal glucose tolerance and obesity. Therefore, preventive measures should be taken, such as quitting smoking and drinking, improving lifestyle, including controlling weight, increasing exercise, limiting sodium intake, etc., controlling blood pressure below 140/90mmHg, reducing blood fat, stabilizing plaque and preventing platelet aggregation.
"Once you find one of the six symptoms, such as palpitation, acute dyspnea, chest pain, dizziness and even fainting, chest tightness, and blackness in front of your eyes, you should be highly alert to sudden cardiac death." Xing Zuzhong reminded that it is easy to get tired, the left side of your back, your arms and teeth have unexplained pain, your lips and nails are purple, and your lower limbs are edema. It may also be a "distress signal" sent by your heart. When you have these symptoms, you should check them in time to prevent accidents.