Effective treatment of coronary heart disease

The article is professionally consulted by the Doctor of Cardiology Interventional Unit, Vinmec Times City International General Hospital.

According to statistics, coronary heart disease is one of the leading causes of death in many countries around the world, including Vietnam. However, in fact, when asked, many people still do not know what coronary heart disease is.
Coronary artery disease is a condition that occurs when one or more branches of the coronary arteries are narrowed or obstructed by the formation of plaque buildup inside. With progressive progression over time, coronary artery disease causes the heart muscle to work harder and become weaker, leading to heart failure and arrhythmias. These are extremely dangerous complications of coronary artery disease.
Patients can be diagnosed with acute coronary disease, coronary stenosis ... in any case, they need treatment to help stabilize coronary artery disease and prevent complications.
The most prominent symptom in patients with coronary artery disease is left angina pectoris, which often occurs when touched, cold or exerted to do something. Patients with coronary artery disease or acute coronary disease often feel pain like someone squeezing, twisting in the heart, the pain can spread to the jaw, through the forearm or shoulder, in rare cases spreading to the back. When the patient is at rest, the pain will only last for 5-10 minutes and then go away on its own, but if the pain lasts for more than 15 minutes, it is very likely due to a heart attack. . The most common sites for pain are the heart, behind the breastbone, or in the center of the chest.
The deposition of fats such as cholesterol is called plaque, which is located along the walls of blood vessels, this is the cause of coronary heart disease. It is very dangerous if the blockage is not treated by the coronary artery that supplies oxygen-rich blood to the heart muscle, the person can have a heart attack or die. In addition, a number of factors increase the risk of acute coronary artery disease including:
Older age Men are 2-3 times more likely to have coronary artery disease Family members have coronary artery disease Due to race People smoke the drug is obesity, sedentary, high blood pressure, anxiety, fatigue, diabetes, patients with dyslipidemia, use of coronary artery disease drugs, is the first option that patients think of when diagnosing. However, depending on the case, the doctor will have a specific treatment plan. First, patients need to change their lifestyle, give up bad habits and build a suitable lifestyle to help prevent and slow down the progression of coronary heart disease, need to give up smoking habits, say no to alcohol. , build a reasonable diet, work and rest.
In case it is found that lifestyle changes are not enough to treat coronary heart disease, the doctor will prescribe appropriate coronary drugs based on the patient's prognosis
In addition, common procedures variables in the treatment of coronary artery disease, which can be mentioned as: balloon angioplasty, stenting surgery, coronary artery bypass surgery. All of these procedures are very important, helping to improve and increase blood supply to the heart, but do not completely cure coronary heart disease. Patients themselves still need to make lifestyle changes to minimize the risk of coronary heart disease.