The High Incidence of Cardiovascular Disease in the Elderly

Sudden cardiac death now affects younger people.



Most of the young and middle-aged people who die suddenly due to illness every year are related to sudden cardiac death, and autumn and winter are exactly the time. High incidence of cardiovascular disease!

The so-called cardiovascular disease refers to coronary heart disease and myocardial infarction, both Diseases based on coronary atherosclerosis are more harmful to myocardial infarction.

When the coronary arteries are blocked and the blood supply to the myocardium is cut off, the patient will develop severe symptoms such as angina pectoris, dyspnea, shock within a short period of time. Symptoms, if not treated in time, death will catch up with you.

The reason why autumn and winter are the periods of high incidence of cardiovascular diseases is because during this period the temperature begins to drop rapidly, and the blood vessels themselves sense the temperature Very sensitive.

When stimulated by cold, blood vessels will rapidly contract and begin to expand again when they feel warm.

If you do not pay attention to adding or removing clothes according to the temperature, it may easily cause vasospasm and increase in blood pressure.

For middle-aged and elderly people who have long-term suffering from three high diseases and atherosclerosis, once The blood vessels begin to spasm, and the unstable plaque may fall off and quickly form thrombi in the blood vessels. Block arterial channels, thereby inducing a series of cardiovascular diseases.

Therefore, do not ignore the autumn and winter seasons. It is necessary to adhere to the "three more and two less":

1. Three more

Pay more attention to weather changes

Middle-aged and elderly people are often accustomed to exercising in the morning and evening, and these phases are exactly the two coldest periods of the day, which have a relatively greater impact on blood vessels.

So, you should wait for the sun to rise and the temperature to gradually warm up before going out for exercise, and you should pay attention to weather changes and add more clothes before going out.

After returning home, you should not take off your clothes immediately, but wait until your body gradually adapts to the indoor temperature before wearing less clothes.

Eat a balanced diet

The food that is truly beneficial to vascular health is not a single type, but a balance of food types consumed throughout the day to ensure that the body can get sufficient protein, vitamins, and minerals. material supply.

From a scientific point of view, whole grains, fruits and vegetables, eggs, milk, and poultry should be reasonably arranged in three meals , adults should consume about 250-400 grams of fruits and vegetables every day.

Pay more attention to body changes

According to clinical data and experience, cardiovascular disease mostly occurs in the morning and late at night.

Middle-aged and elderly people with basic cardiovascular diseases should also pay more attention to physical changes. If they often feel palpitation, shortness of breath, or angina pectoris recently The more frequent, unstable blood pressure control, and heart palpitations and other symptoms, You should actively seek medical consultation and examination.

2. Two young men

Stay up late less

Although the heart is still working when a person is sleeping, the intensity of the work is much less than when awake and active. The heart will gradually slow down during sleep.

And if you stay up late, your body will fall into a stress response, secreting a large amount of adrenaline to increase blood pressure and heart pumping pressure, increases myocardial oxygen consumption.

Adequate sleep should be ensured in normal times, and adults should maintain about 6-8 hours of sleep every day.

less angry

Some patients with cardiovascular disease suffer a sudden attack after an emotional outburst.

When a person is angry, the body will release a large amount of stress hormones, such as adrenaline, catecholamines, etc., which will increase blood pressure. At the same time, the burden of pumping blood on the heart will also increase suddenly, which can easily lead to the shedding of unstable plaques, and then induce myocardial infarction and angina pectoris.

Therefore, you should control your emotions reasonably in normal times to avoid severe emotional fluctuations that affect cardiovascular health.

No matter what age you are, you should pay attention to maintaining good eating and living habits. Only good habits accumulated over time can truly make your heart and brain blood vessels healthy.