Myocardial infarction is a common disease in cardiovascular medicine or emergency departments. The disease is caused by the blockage of the coronary arteries of the heart, which affects the blood supply of the heart, causing necrosis of cardiomyocytes due to ischemia and hypoxia.
You know, the heart is the engine of the human body, if the heart does not get a normal blood supply, its pulsating function will be weakened, and it will not take long for human life to stop. Therefore, the number of people who die clinically due to myocardial infarction is not very large.
According to the data, the number of new myocardial infarction patients every year is as high as about 600,000, because the number of deaths from the disease is about 200,000. Many of these deaths are not yet 45 years old.
What causes myocardial infarction to have such a high mortality rate? Let's take a look.
1, do not pay attention to the health of the body.
Contemporary people are under pressure, and many people are already busy in order to live and support their families in peacetime, so that the body is in a state of overdraft.
For example, frequent overtime and late staying up late, irregular diet, neglect of physical exercise, long-term maintenance of mental anxiety and tension may lead to stimulation and damage to cardiovascular and cerebrovascular vessels, so that heart function is weakened.
When there is a problem with the heart, some people do not pay attention to it, so even if there are symptoms of chest tightness and chest pain, everyone does not go to the hospital in time to receive relevant examinations, which creates opportunities for further development of myocardial infarction.
Therefore, when people encounter physical discomfort, holding the attitude of "forbearance" will only cause greater damage to the body and even lose their precious lives.
2. Insufficient understanding of the disease.
The clinical incidence of myocardial infarction is very high, but not all patients are diagnosed early.
Because many patients do not understand what is myocardial infarction, do not know that myocardial infarction will appear chest tightness, angina, breathing difficulties and other symptoms before the attack, which misses the best treatment time, resulting in no timely medical treatment after the occurrence of the disease, the risk of patients with myocardial infarction is greatly increased.
3. Do not know the first aid measures for myocardial infarction.
When myocardial infarction is acute, patients may experience chest tightness, palpitations, and difficulty breathing.
Because some patients still do not realize that they are in a state of life hanging at this time when they occur, and they do not know how to deal with it, they will let the disease deprive them of their right to survive.
When myocardial infarction occurs, it is best for patients to lie down in time, which can reduce the oxygen supply of the heart, reduce the burden on the heart, and avoid the decay of a large number of cardiomyocytes.
If you have aspirin or nitroglycerin, quick-acting heart-saving pills and other drugs, you should take them as soon as possible, and at the same time, you must call 120 in time or ask your family and people around you for help.
The patient himself must also maintain a stable mood, but excessive fear and nervousness, patiently waiting for rescue so as not to accelerate the damage to the heart.
The occurrence of myocardial infarction is not sudden, most of them are caused by poor life and eating habits, and some patients have congenital heart problems and need to pay attention to the condition of the body at any time.
If you find that palpitations, chest tightness, insomnia, and blood pressure instability have occurred recently, it is best to go to the hospital for a physical examination or examination of the heart, and after finding the early lesions of the heart, you can deal with the symptoms in time to prevent myocardial infarction.