Consequences of ischemic heart disease

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The article is professionally consulted by Master, Doctor Nguyen Van Phong, Doctor of Internal Medicine and Cardiovascular Intervention, Cardiology Center - Vinmec Times City International Hospital

Myocardial ischemia occurs when a coronary artery (an artery that supplies blood to the heart) narrows, causing reduced blood flow to the heart. Patients with ischemic heart disease, if not detected and treated promptly, will lead to many dangerous consequences such as myocardial infarction, heart failure, arrhythmia ...

1. Causes of ischemic heart disease

The leading cause of ischemic heart disease is due to coronary atherosclerosis, which blocks and narrows the blood vessels that feed the heart, preventing the heart muscle from being supplied with enough oxygen and energy to function. .
Risk factors for atherosclerosis include: the body is stressed for too long, smoking habits, obesity, sedentary, dyslipidemia, high blood pressure...

2. Consequences of ischemic heart disease

Ischemic heart disease is a common and extremely dangerous cardiovascular disease that, if not treated well, will lead to many dangerous consequences for patients, specifically:
2.1 Directly affecting life of the patient Angina or feeling heavy in the chest, shortness of breath, body fatigue can be warning signs of ischemic heart disease
For ischemic heart disease there may be no chest pain (silent myocardial ischemia), the patient has absolutely no warning symptoms of the disease, no feeling of chest pain, so he is subjective about the disease, without examination and treatment, leading to complications of myocardial infarction or sudden death.
People with ischemic heart disease who have chest pain will see a lot of pain in the left chest area before the heart, a feeling of pressure in the area behind the sternum spreading to the neck, left shoulder, jaw, arm left. In addition, the patient also has a feeling of shortness of breath, anxiety, nervousness, nausea, sweating, palpitations...
The first stage of symptoms usually appears after exertion When symptoms appear both When resting is a dangerous sign, it is necessary to seek medical attention soon.
2.2 Complications of heart failure Ischemic heart disease does not cause unpleasant symptoms, only directly affecting the patient's life, but also can lead to rapid heart failure complications. The damage to the heart muscle, the reduced ability to pump blood makes the heart increasingly weak and causes the symptoms of angina, shortness of breath, fatigue, cough...

2.3 Complications of cardiac arrhythmias Long-term myocardial ischemia can be the cause of arrhythmias ranging from simple to complex, even dangerous, such as: atrial extrasystoles, extrasystoles ventricular fibrillation, atrial fibrillation, ventricular tachycardia..., even ventricular fibrillation causing sudden death
2.4 Complications of myocardial infarction This is the heaviest consequence of ischemic heart disease. Myocardial infarction occurs when a coronary artery is completely blocked, leading to a lack of blood, nutrition and oxygen, causing an area of ​​​​the heart muscle to die. If not treated promptly, the patient can have heart failure, arrhythmia or sudden death.
2.5 Damage to the heart valves due to structural changes in the myocardium Long-term myocardial ischemia can lead to the functioning of the affected heart valves, especially the mitral valve, causing mitral regurgitation.

3. How to prevent ischemic heart disease?

Building a healthy lifestyle is the way to maintain health, enhance the ability to prevent disease in general and ischemic heart disease in particular.
Quit smoking, limit alcohol, increase physical exercise, build a reasonable diet, rest, avoid stress, excessive anxiety, periodic health check are effective measures. The most effective way to keep the body healthy It is necessary to detect health problems in time for early treatment.
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