Atherosclerotic cardiosclerosis

According to statistics, the highest percentage is made up of cardiovascular diseases. About many diseases, such as myocardial infarction, angina pectoris, ischemia. But the diagnosis of atherosclerotic cardiosclerosis is a sign, fortunately, not for everyone. Most often he gets acquainted with men aged 40-45 years, elderly people, patients with diabetes mellitus or patients with impaired thyroid activity. Atherosclerotic cardiosclerosis occurs in young people, more often after suffering rheumatic or infectious diseases.

The main causes of a medical condition are called malnutrition, reduced physical activity, to some extent, a genetic predisposition and, of course, stressful situations. The analysis shows that in those regions where they consume a lot of fatty and protein foods, atherosclerotic cardiosclerosis is diagnosed more often than in places where there are more plant foods in the diet.

From the cardiac aorta, left and right coronary arteries, which deliver blood to the heart, thereby saturating it with oxygen and nutrients. The work of the heart depends on the state of these vessels. If the number of atherosclerotic plaques( fat-like substances) increases inside the shell of the coronary arteries, the artery narrows, which leads to a decrease in its patency. As a result, one of the parts of the myocardium does not receive the required amount of blood, and with it oxygen and nutrients. In the heart muscle, the fibers in this area begin to die, but instead they form scar tissue that can not contract, in contrast to the muscle. So imperceptibly for a person develops atherosclerotic cardiosclerosis.

Symptoms of

Sluggish atherosclerotic cardiosclerosis is manifested:

- heart failure;

- pain behind the sternum;

- a violation of the heart rhythm;

- a rare pulse;

- increased blood pressure;

- sensations of gravity in the right hypochondrium;

- burning in the heart;

- the appearance of persistent edema on the lower limbs.

There are often manifestations of chronic coronary insufficiency caused by atherosclerotic cardiosclerosis, without pain. However, this does not mean the absence of lesions in the heart.

Atherosclerosis of the aorta, atherosclerotic cardiosclerosis h1 can accompany intermittent claudication, decreased memory and performance, general weakness, which helps doctors to diagnose correctly.

Atherosclerotic cardiosclerosis. Treatment

Treatment is prescribed to eliminate arrhythmia, heart failure, dyspnea, swelling of the extremities. A big role in this is the adherence to a diet aimed at normalizing metabolism and reducing cholesterol. The intake of medications must necessarily be accompanied by diet therapy.

First of all, the intake of saturated fatty acids and the total energy value of the diet, which leads to a decrease in the total body weight in patients with obesity, is limited. The quantity of meat products decreases, it is recommended to use only lean beef and poultry meat. Dishes should be steamed or boiled. Sausages, sausages, milk with high fat content, eggs, sour cream from the menu is better to exclude. But oat flakes, beans, apples, beets, cabbage, carrots and other vegetables that contain fiber, which makes it difficult to absorb cholesterol, must necessarily enter the patient's menu. Especially useful is cottage cheese and dishes with it.

Patients with atherosclerotic cardiosclerosis are contraindicated in nervous overstresses and heavy physical exertion. Lack of mobility also does not benefit. Therefore, we must choose the "golden mean".Physical exercises are necessary not only for the normalization of metabolism and the fight against excess weight. They contribute to the development of blood supply to other vessels( in medicine they are called collaterals), which, when an atherosclerotic lesion of one of the vessels takes on its function.