62-year-old Mr. Zhang was diagnosed with hypertension five years ago and needed to take antihypertensive drugs. He had been insisting on taking them a few years ago, but some time ago, he stopped the medication himself. The reason is that after taking the medicine for several years and having a re-examination in the middle, he felt that his blood pressure had gradually returned to normal. When the measurement was measured this summer, it had dropped to normal. So after he returned home, he took antihypertensive medicines as usual. Later, he stopped taking it and felt that it was better.
But not long ago, one morning, he felt a headache and dizziness, which was obviously serious compared to before. He thought his blood pressure was higher again, so he planned to continue taking antihypertensive drugs at night, but the headache and dizziness did not relieve it. He told his wife, so his family took him to the hospital in time. The final examination result was cerebral infarction . Fortunately, I went to the hospital in a timely manner and did not endanger my life.
Cerebral infarction is a common disease nowadays. Mr. Zhang is lucky to have a medical treatment more timely. Many patients did not seek medical treatment in time and missed the golden opportunity. Some left behind sequelae, their quality of life greatly decreased, and some even lost their precious lives as a result.
(1). How did cerebral infarction come about? What factors cannot be separated from it?
Blood vessels gradually become unhealthy and blocked, and normal blood supply is affected. When it reaches a certain level, it will rupture and bleeding, and eventually cause cerebral infarction. Carctic artery stenosis is a common type, which will cause it when plaques fall off .
The unhealthy blood vessels are related to many factors. For example, Smoking and drinking , especially both habits, it is more susceptible to damage.
, for example, is too heavy, is now more obese, and being too overweight can easily affect metabolism, which increases the risk of three highs, and the risk of stroke of will also increase.
is also inseparable from the wrong diet, especially eating too much salt . It has a great relationship with hypertension, and the relationship between hypertension and cerebral infarction is also relatively close.
(II) Why is the number of patients with cerebral infarction gradually increasing in China, but the United States is decreasing?
"The Lancet Neurology" points out that the onset age of stroke patients in my country is ten years ahead of schedule compared with developed countries.
There are also studies in the journal that among the newly-released stroke patients around the world, China accounts for the largest proportion of , and there are also many people who cause death.
But many people may not understand, why are many Americans obese? They usually like to eat high-calorie foods such as hamburgers. Why are their onset age later than us and not as much as us?
1: my country is a major smoking country. The United States has implemented a ban on smoking for a long time.
. The United States is the first country to establish National Smoking Quit Day . Smoking is prohibited in many indoor and outdoor occasions. Their laws prohibit minors from purchasing and selling to them. In addition, you also have to pay taxes in . This made their smoking cessation measures have a significant effect.
In my country, although it is also promoting smoking cessation, it may not be very strong. The number of smokers in my country exceeds 300 million , and there are many people who die because of them, and there are also many diseases caused by smoking, such as High blood pressure , which is a major risk factor for cerebral infarction.
So, I would like to remind people who are still smoking to quit as soon as they really want to quit. As long as they really want to quit, it will never be too late!
2: Many Chinese people do not attach importance to diseases and have weak medical awareness. Many families in the United States have family doctors
In the eyes of many people, as long as they don’t check, there will be no problem . Some people also know in their hearts that there may be problems with their health, but they are unwilling to check, and they would rather not know it. But in fact, this is a wrong idea. For diseases, early detection and early treatment is very important.
In the United States, many family doctors, will detect their physical indicators, and if there is any abnormality, they can be detected and intervened in time.
Although in China, many families do not have family doctors, they can do regular tests by themselves, such as measuring blood pressure and blood sugar, or buying an blood pressure instrument to monitor at home. For the three high groups, it is recommended to monitor their level regularly. For many young friends with bad living habits, it is also recommended to test it early.
3: Chinese people lack understanding of folic acid . The United States once forced the nationals to supplement folic acid
Many people think that pregnant women need to take it, and others do not need to supplement it. But this is not the case. Many middle-aged and elderly people also need to supplement it, such as H type hypertension patients with . For this type of population, if there is a long-term lack, it is easy to increase the risk of cerebral infarction.
The United States attaches great importance to its supplements and has implemented the measures to force to supplement , adding to the flour that the people eat. Supplementing it helps promote the metabolism of homocysteine , thereby reducing the impact on blood vessels and reducing risks.
So, if you have H-type hypertension, it is necessary to replenish it in time. In addition, if the diet is unreasonable and the nutritional intake is unbalanced, it may be necessary to supplement appropriately.
(III). Autumn and winter are the high seasons of cerebral infarction. How to reduce risks?
Pay attention to in dangerous moments: For example, In the morning and When defecation , the blood pressure level in the early morning is higher. It is recommended that everyone maintain a good mood after getting up early and not be angry. People who like morning exercise should pay attention to weather changes and not go out too early. Do not exert too much force during bowel movements to avoid increasing abdominal pressure.
Pay attention to keeping warm properly : Cold has a great impact on blood vessels. Don’t blindly freeze. Add clothes in time when you should add clothes, especially pay attention to keeping warm on the head, neck, abdomen, feet and other parts.
In short, cerebral infarction is very harmful to physical health. If you want to reduce the risk, it is also good to avoid one of the above risk factors. The cerebral infarction in my country is gradually increasing, but the United States is decreasing, which may have the above three reasons.
