Uncle Li, 65 years old, has been studying food since his retirement, especially making desserts and meat, and he has gained a lot of weight since his retirement. But he didn't take it too seriously, and felt that the only way to live in the world was to eat and drink.
Since about half a year ago, Uncle Li has felt a pain in his chest from time to time, which he thinks may be caused by lack of exercise, and since then he has gone for a walk downstairs in the community every night.
However, the symptoms on the body have not been alleviated because of this, but have appeared more and more frequently. One day after eating, he stood unsteadily and fainted on the ground when he got up, and was sent to the hospital and was diagnosed with a heart attack.
After learning about the past history, the doctor believes that Uncle Li's heart attack is inseparable from his long-term poor eating habits.
1. The survey found that 95% of myocardial infarctions under the age of 45 are men!
According to the data in the China Cardiovascular Health and Disease Report 2022, the cardiovascular morbidity and mortality rate in mainland China accounts for the highest proportion of all diseases, and there are currently about 330 million patients with cardiovascular diseases in mainland China, and about 1 million patients will have acute myocardial infarction every year. That translates to a heart attack every 3 seconds.
At present, studies have found that about one-third of patients with acute myocardial infarction are younger than 60 years old, and the disease progresses rapidly and is prone to recurrence.
According to statistics, the average age of heart attack in mainland China is 62 years old. However, in recent years, the incidence of myocardial infarction in young and middle-aged people under the age of 45 has increased year by year. Researchers from Beijing Anzhen Hospital have collected data on patients with acute myocardial infarction aged 18~44 years old in mainland China from 2007~2017, and counted 2866 young and middle-aged patients with myocardial infarction.
The results showed that men were the main cause of myocardial infarction, accounting for 95.6%, while women accounted for only 4.4%. The reason for this phenomenon is that the top four risk factors for cardiovascular disease are smoking, high blood pressure, obesity and alcohol consumption, and there are obvious differences between men and women.
Many people feel that the occurrence of a myocardial infarction is very sudden, and people who were originally good suddenly become ill. However, this is not the case, and about 70% of patients with acute myocardial infarction will have precursor symptoms before the onset of the disease, and the symptoms will be different at different points in time. If these symptoms can be detected in time, it may be possible to buy time for patients to prevent acute myocardial infarction.
• 1 month before the onset of the disease: At this time, the body will experience abnormal pain, which may be in the stomach, teeth, throat or shoulders.
• A few hours or days before the onset of the disease: there will be abnormal chest tightness, palpitation, shortness of breath and other symptoms, and there may be unexplained nausea and vomiting symptoms.
• One hour before the onset of the disease: At this stage, the symptoms of chest tightness and pain in the patient will become more and more severe, which means that the coronary arteries are likely to be completely blocked, and the myocardial ischemia will become more and more severe.
• Onset: During the onset of myocardial infarction, the patient will feel a large stone in the chest, have obvious symptoms of dyspnea, sweat profusely, and feel that the body is dying.
Second, the incidence of myocardial infarction increases, 3 dishes or "accomplices"!
According to a study in the Journal of the American Medical Association, about 45.4% of deaths from cardiometabolic diseases are related to poor dietary habits. Uncle Li's heart attack at the beginning of the article is also inseparable from diet, and these three foods may be accomplices to heart attack.
1. Hamsai
Pickles will add a lot of salt during the pickling process, and excessive salt intake in the body will lead to an increase in sodium ion content in the body, and a large amount of water needs to be intaken to neutralize the sodium, so that the blood volume will increase, resulting in an increase in blood vessel pressure and easy to cause hypertension.
In addition, high-salt foods will also increase the cholesterol level in the body, accelerate the development of atherosclerosis, and easily induce myocardial infarction. In addition to pickles, other pickled foods also contain a lot of salt, so you should try to eat as little as possible every day.
2. Animal offal
Animal offal is a food with high cholesterol content, and excessive intake can easily lead to obesity and cholesterol levels, both of which are directly related to the occurrence of cardiovascular diseases.
3. Fried chicken
After the food is fried, the fat inside will be converted into a trans structure, and excessive intake will increase the cholesterol and triglyceride levels in the body, which can easily lead to blood viscosity, thrombosis, and myocardial infarction.
3. Why do some people have a 30-year-old heart attack, and some people are nearly 80 years old, but their blood vessels are as smooth as new?
In recent years, the incidence of cardiovascular diseases in mainland China has been rising, and it tends to be younger and younger. However, many people's perception is still stuck in the diseases that cardiovascular diseases can be contracted by middle-aged and elderly people, and this misconception has affected the health of many young people.
It is important for both the elderly and young to maintain good lifestyle habits in order to reduce the incidence of cardiovascular disease.
1. Quit smoking and limit alcohol
Tobacco has a large number of harmful substances, which will have a great impact on the health of the vascular endothelium after inhalation, resulting in cracks in the vascular endothelium, allowing platelets, white blood cells, blood lipids, uric acid and other substances to enter the vascular intima under the vascular intima, and eventually thickening, aging, and narrowing the vascular intima and eventually evolving into myocardial infarction and cerebral infarction.
Drinking alcohol will lead to a significant increase in the risk of atrial fibrillation, myocardial infarction, heart failure and other diseases, if you want to prevent cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, you must quit smoking as soon as possible and limit alcohol.
2. Ensure 7-8 hours of sleep
Short sleep time will lead to an increased risk of hypertension, coronary heart disease, heart failure and other diseases, and maintaining 7~8 hours of sleep a day is beneficial to cardiovascular health and has great benefits for preventing diseases.
3. Control your emotions
People who suffer from stress, anxiety and depression for a long time have a significantly higher risk of heart disease. In daily life, we must learn to control our emotions and face life with a good and positive attitude.
4. Control the three highs
Hypertension, hyperglycemia and hyperlipidemia are all independent risk factors for myocardial infarction. The incidence of myocardial infarction can be reduced only under the premise that the disease is stable.
Myocardial infarction is a disease that is extremely threatening to life and health, and its occurrence is not silent, so we must pay more attention to the physical manifestations and seek medical attention in time if abnormalities are found.
Resources:
[1] "Myocardial Infarction Episodes Have a "Time Trajectory": From 1 Month Ago to 1 Hour Ago. Life Times 2020-12-14
[2] "The "bane" of myocardial infarction has been found, and the doctor reminds you: 3 kinds of "home-cooked food" are often eaten, and sadness is even worse". Focus on heart health 2022-06-13
[3] "Why do some people have a heart attack at the age of 30, and some people have smooth blood vessels at the age of 80?
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