Recognizing Coronary Heart Disease

Coronary heart disease is narrowing or blockage of heart arteries, called coronary arteries. As with other organs, the heart also requires nutrients and oxygen to pump blood around the body. Nourishing blood supply and this should always smooth because the heart is working hard without stopping. Coronary blood vessels who have the duty to supply blood to the heart. Of course, the heart will work better if there is a balance between supply and expenditure. When the coronary arteries blocked or narrowed, the blood supply to the heart would be reduced.

There are several things to be risk factors for coronary heart disease. Hypertension (high blood pressure), diabetes mellitus, smoking, physical inactivity, and dyslipidemia are risk factors that can be changed (modifiable). That means you can take measures to prevent the risk factors above to avoid CHD.

Therefore, if you suffer from hypertension, it is recommended to lower blood pressure to a level that is safe. Avoid too many foods that contain cholesterol. ”Check your cholesterol levels regularly and Reach targets healthy blood cholesterol levels.”Do not forget also, exercise regularly and measurable. In this case, the most recommended is the character of aerobic exercise.

In addition to risk factors that can be changed, there is also a risk factor that can not be changed (inmodifiable). Included in the risk factors that can not be changed is the male gender, age (above 40 years), and family history of CHD. Even so, it does not mean completely free women from the risk of CHD. At a young age, fewer women are affected by CHD. However, in women aged over 65 years of age or menopausal women, the magnitude of the risk of CHD together with men. Higher CHD risk will be experienced also by women over the age of 35 years with a smoking habit.

In general, the spectrum of coronary heart disease were divided into two, namely the spectrum is stable and unstable (gravity). In the spectrum of stable, new symptoms occur when there is increased activity. This can be prevented by making lifestyle changes. Quit smoking for example, or diligent exercise. Against CHD in patients with stable spectra are usually given medication.

In patients with coronary heart disease spectrum of unstable chest pain appear even at rest. The pain can also occur during the 15 minutes, and the pain usually continues to be felt even been given the drug, which needs to be done when someone is having a heart attack is to immediately stop the activity, was laid, tranquilized, and loosened his clothing. To save a heart patient, immediately brought to hospitals in order to be an effort to reopen clogged coronary arteries occurred (reperfusi. Reperfusion can be done using drugs or destroyer tromboliosis blood clots or using mechanical means is by cardiac catheterization intervention called Percutaneous Ballon Angioplasty ( PTCA) through the blowing (balloning) or installation of a buffer (a stent). Also, it can also be done by pass surgery or Coronary Artery Bypass grafting (CABG) by installing a bypass blood vessel (bypass grafting) in coronary arteries narrow or clogged heart (please read box). CABG is coronary heart surgeon who is a faster process. In fact, some patients can be awakened in the operating room.

Not just a chest pain. Coronary heart disease also have other typical symptoms. You need to recognize it. Do not sepelekan chest pain! Especially if the pain you feel in the middle of the chest and spreading to left arm or neck, even through the back. All you need to know, chest pain is the complaint most often experienced by patients with coronary heart disease.

Chest pain called angina pectoris is also not the only symptom of CHD. Deadly disease is marked also by the propagation of pain to the left arm, neck, and even penetrated into the back. That is why, people often ignore this pain because it considered only the usual symptoms. In fact, if not immediately acted upon, these symptoms will trigger sudden heart attacks (acute myocardial infarction) and can cause death. In addition to the above symptoms, can also be accompanying symptoms such as sweat out the cold and the appearance of nausea. Unfortunately, public awareness of coronary heart disease is still lacking. The data show, about 50 percent of cases of cardiac death caused by lack pahamnya the sufferer and those closest to this disease so that patients could not be brought to the hospital.