Is ischemic heart disease dangerous?

The article is professionally consulted by Doctor, Master Do Xuan Chien - Internal Medicine - Cardiology, Vinmec Ha Long International General Hospital.

Ischemic heart disease is a common cardiovascular disease with the first and most noticeable manifestation is the appearance of angina in the chest area. "Is ischemic heart disease dangerous" is a common question that makes many people wonder.Let's find out with Master, Doctor Do Xuan Chien, cardiologist, Vinmec Ha Long International Hospital for answers. The best answer for this question.

Myocardial ischemia (also known as myocardial ischemia) is a disease that occurs when blood flow to the heart is reduced, causing the heart to not receive enough oxygen needed for the contraction and ejection of the blood. Myocardial ischemia reduces the pumping ability of the heart, causing damage to the heart muscle, in many cases leading to arrhythmias and myocardial infarction. A sudden blockage of a coronary artery can cause a heart attack.
Some patients with ischemic heart disease have no symptoms. However, when signs and symptoms do appear, the most common is pain in the chest area, usually the left side of the body (angina). In female, elderly, or diabetic patients, symptoms of ischemic heart disease may be more recognizable, including:
Neck or jaw pain. Shoulder or arm pain. Fast heart beat. Shortness of breath when exercising. Sweat a lot,... Sweat a lot Tired,...

Prolonged myocardial ischemia can cause unpredictable complications such as myocardial infarction, heart failure, arrhythmia, etc., seriously affecting the health of patients if not detected and treated early. . Among them, the complication with the highest mortality rate is myocardial infarction.

This is a very dangerous cardiovascular disease and needs special attention. When you or a loved one has symptoms of acute myocardial ischemia, or has angina in the left chest, immediately stop what you are doing and sit or lie down.
If these symptoms persist for more than 5 minutes and do not improve, seek immediate medical attention. Especially for those who have had a previous history of myocardial infarction or coronary artery stenosis, the delay in emergency treatment will endanger the patient's life. If the pain lasts for more than 15 minutes, the risk of a heart attack is very high and immediate emergency measures are needed.

3.1. Build a healthy lifestyle

For people with ischemic heart disease, a scientific diet, combined with an active lifestyle, will significantly help the treatment process. Patients should be careful not to use stimulants, limit saturated fat, reduce salt intake, eat more grains, vegetables and increase exercise with appropriate and regular exercises to improve. health and help control disease effectively.

3.2. Using supportive medicine

To achieve maximum effectiveness in the treatment of myocardial ischemia, the doctor may prescribe a combination of several groups of drugs to treat patients such as: Statins, antithrombotic drugs (blood clots), group of drugs. appropriate beta-blockers, rapid vasodilators, and hypoglycemic agents (if diabetes is present).
Note: Patients need to absolutely comply with the treatment prescribed by the doctor. Any change or increase or decrease in the dose of the drug must be under the guidance of the treating physician.

3.3. Cardiovascular intervention or surgery

In case the medical treatments are not effective, the patient will be prescribed surgery with surgical intervention methods such as: Angioplasty and stenting, coronary artery bypass surgery and using other modern mechanical treatment methods.
With the most advanced machinery system such as: CT 640 (Toshiba), 3 Tesla MRI machine (Siemens), advanced endoscopic equipment and applying difficult techniques, Vinmec becomes one of The best choice for surgery, treatment of cardiovascular disease.

Vinmec's Cardiology Department has always received much praise and satisfaction from domestic and international customers, being the pioneers in successfully applying the world's most advanced techniques in the treatment of cardiovascular diseases.
A team of highly qualified and experienced specialists: qualified doctors from Master's to Professor's and Doctor's degrees, reputable in medical treatment, surgery, interventional cardiac catheterization. Intensive training at home & abroad. In particular, Prof. TS.BS Vo Thanh Nhan - Cardiology Director of Vinmec Central Park was recognized as the first and only expert in Vietnam to be awarded the "Proctor" certificate on TAVI. State-of-the-art equipment, comparable to major hospitals in the world: The most modern operating room in the world; The most modern silent magnetic resonance imaging machine in Southeast Asia; The CT machine has a super-fast scanning speed of only 0.275s/round without the use of drugs to lower the heart rate; The 16-sequence PET/CT and SPECT/CT systems help detect damage to the cardiovascular organs early even when there are no symptoms of the disease. Applying the most advanced intensive cardiovascular techniques in the world in treatment: Painless open-heart surgery; Percutaneous aortic intervention without general anesthesia; Treatment of mitral regurgitation through the catheter has a success rate of 95%; Ventricular-assisted artificial heart transplantation for patients with end-stage heart failure prolongs quality of life beyond 7 years. Cooperating with leading cardiovascular centers in Vietnam and the world such as: National Heart Institute, Cardiology Department of Hanoi Medical University, University of Paris Descartes - Georges Pompidou Hospital (France), University of Pennsylvania (France), University of Pennsylvania (France), University of Pennsylvania (France). United States)... with the aim of updating the most modern cardiovascular treatments in the world.