Healthy artery

Atherosclerosis is the most concerned topic for middle-aged and elderly people at present, and many vascular diseases are related to atherosclerosis. People often say that blood vessels are aging and have poor elasticity, which is actually arteriosclerosis that is often said in clinic. Atherosclerosis is the result of many factors. The role of a certain factor in the pathogenesis of patients is uncertain, and there is no specific prevention method with strong pertinence at present. Once arteriosclerosis is formed, it is often irreversible. On the basis of arteriosclerosis, plaque will form, and then thrombosis will form, leading to stenosis or even occlusion of the lumen, resulting in insufficient blood supply to the artery. This arterial insufficiency may cause "cerebral infarction" if it occurs in intracranial vessels, "myocardial infarction" if it occurs in coronary arteries, and "leg infarction" if it occurs in lower extremity arteries. Therefore, arteriosclerosis is the root and culprit of all this.

Then, since arteriosclerosis is irreversible, shouldn't we wait for tragedy to happen?

There is no need to be so pessimistic. Even at a certain age, arteriosclerosis cannot be prevented. However, good diet, exercise and living habits can effectively delay the process of arteriosclerosis, prevent vascular stenosis and occlusion, and greatly reduce the risk of illness.

First of all, quit smoking and limit alcohol. In particular, smoking is very harmful to arterial endothelium, which is easy to cause thrombosis and plaque rupture. Clinically, about 90% patients with arterial occlusion have a serious history of smoking.

② Suggest a light diet with low fat and sugar. Eat more foods rich in vitamins such as fresh vegetables and fruits, such as milk, soybeans, ginger, garlic, onions, fungus, oats, sweet potatoes, hawthorn, tea, marine fish, oranges, etc. Reduce the intake of animal fat in food, do not eat or eat less cream, candy or sour drinks, eat less sweets, and drink less coffee, tea and caffeinated drinks;

③ Avoid obesity. Studies show that obesity will increase the occurrence of cardiovascular adverse events, so it is suggested that appropriate physical exercise can enhance elasticity and prevent vascular aging;

④ Good emotional management. Try to avoid long-term depression and tension. Long-term bad mood will cause vasospasm, high blood pressure and aggravate arteriosclerosis.

⑤ Keep your limbs warm. Patients with arteriosclerosis should pay attention to keep warm, and cold stimulation can also induce vasospasm and aggravate arteriosclerosis.

⑥ Conduct a comprehensive physical examination regularly. Physical examination of middle-aged and elderly friends is very important, which can find out the risk factors that aggravate arteriosclerosis and occlusion, such as hypertension and diabetes. If you have such diseases, you must take drugs to lower blood pressure and blood sugar under the guidance of a specialist, and monitor and control blood pressure and blood sugar steadily and continuously.

⑦ If you have symptomatic arterial stenosis or blockage, you should go to a regular hospital in time. At present, there are indeed some informal treatment institutions in the society that exaggerate the magical effect of treating arteriosclerosis, which makes these patients blindly seek medical treatment everywhere. Symptoms are not only not relieved, but also expensive, and some develop into severe resting pain or even limb necrosis. The symptoms of patients with early short-term vascular stenosis can be improved by conservative treatment, and their condition is stable or can be improved by simple surgery, which delays the best treatment opportunity and brings more complicated surgery and more medical expenses.