Coronary heart disease is a relatively common disease, which is mainly caused by the lesion of coronary arteries. The occurrence of this disease can lead to blockage and narrowing of the lumen of the blood vessels, which can lead to a variety of uncomfortable symptoms such as chest pain, shortness of breath, vomiting, and indigestion.
One of the more common problems is chest pain, which is mainly concentrated in the middle and upper part of the sternum.
However, as the disease progresses, the pain gradually spreads to areas such as the left shoulder and neck. Therefore, patients should strengthen their understanding of this disease and diagnose it in time to avoid delaying treatment. Here are the 4 main causes of this disease.
1. Age
Generally speaking, people over the age of 40 will have a higher risk of coronary heart disease than others, mainly because the blood circulation in the patient's body will become slower and slower as the age increases, which makes the coronary artery blood vessels easily blocked, and the risk of disease will increase over time.
2. Dyslipidemia
If you suffer from hyperlipidemia, it will lead to an increase in the level of LDL cholesterol and a significant increase in the level of total cholesterol, which will affect the health of blood vessels, cause coronary atherosclerosis and eventually cause coronary heart disease.
Studies have shown that for every 1% increase in LDL levels in the body, the risk of coronary heart disease increases by 2-3%. Therefore, in order to better prevent the occurrence of coronary heart disease, patients should control blood lipids in time at ordinary times.
3. Bad habits
Long-term lack of sleep will cause the endocrine system in the body to be disrupted, which will hinder the function of blood vessels and organs such as the heart, resulting in the blockage of oxygen supply to blood vessels, and abnormal contraction of blood vessels, and over time, patients are likely to suffer from coronary heart disease.
In addition, if the patient often smokes and drinks alcohol, it will also affect the health of the blood vessels, among which the harmful substances in tobacco will stimulate the blood vessels, causing the blood vessels to develop atherosclerosis.
Alcohol is likely to cause an increase in blood pressure after ingestion. Therefore, patients should quit smoking and drinking in time.
4. Being overweight
If you are overweight, the fat content in the body is relatively high, so the burden on the blood vessels will be heavier, which will make the arteries harden faster and faster, and coronary arteriosclerosis will easily occur.
Therefore, patients should control their weight in time and maintain their weight within a healthy range in a reasonable way to avoid increasing the risk of disease.
To sum up, coronary heart disease does not appear suddenly, and its occurrence is related to various undesirable behaviors in daily life. Therefore, patients can start from their lives and actively prevent this disease.
First of all, patients should get rid of various bad habits in time, such as staying up late, smoking, drinking, etc., so as not to cause burden on blood vessels. At the same time, patients should also try to eat less high-fat, high-cholesterol foods and eat more fresh vegetables and fruits.
In addition, in order to better maintain the health of blood vessels, patients should also strengthen exercise, improve metabolism, and promote the circulation of blood vessels.