The normal flow of blood in the coronary vessels can be disturbed due to their partial or complete overlapping of clusters of cholesterol. In such cases, atherosclerotic heart disease or arterial cardiosclerosis develops. The disease refers to chronic slowly progressing pathologies, which gradually cause a significant deterioration in the trophism of the heart muscles and suppression of the functions of the organ.
Causes of atherosclerotic heart disease and atherosclerosis of the aorta
The main factor contributing to the deposition of cholesterol on the inside of blood vessels is heredity. The fact is that atherosclerotic cardiosclerosis is a type of coronary heart disease, which also develops due to genetic predisposition.
The risk of circulatory disorders in the aorta is significantly increased for the following reasons:
- sedentary lifestyle;
- malnutrition;
- smoking;
- hypodynamia;
- alcohol abuse;
- diabetes;
- obesity;
- arterial hypertension;
- susceptibility to severe stress;
- age changes;
- menopause in women.
Symptoms of atherosclerotic heart disease
The early stages of the described disease proceed without clinical signs. The expressed symptomatology arises only in case of strong narrowing of the lumen of blood vessels or their complete blockage with cholesterol:
- general weakness;
- deterioration of health at physical exertion, emotional experiences;
- shortness of breath, which increases in the horizontal position of the body;
- burning or pain in the left side of the chest, irradiating in the arm, neck;
- disturbance of the heart rhythm.
These signs can remain stable for many years, but often progress.
Consequences of atherosclerotic heart disease
This pathology provokes several serious complications:
- angina pectoris ;
- cardialgia;
- heart attacks;
- myocardial infarction;
- chronic circulatory failure;
- arrhythmias;
- postinfarction cardiosclerosis.
The most dangerous manifestation of atherosclerotic disease is the sudden death syndrome. It is characteristic for cases when the disease progresses sluggishly and asymptomatically.
Traditional treatment of atherosclerotic heart disease
Conservative therapy is carried out in 3 directions:
1. General methods:
- balanced diet;
- normalization of body weight;
- rejection of bad habits;
- moderate exercise.
2. Drug treatment:
- a nicotinic acid;
- statins;
- Essential phospholipids (ancillary therapy);
- bile acid sequestrants;
- Fibrates.
3. Surgical intervention. With ineffective treatment with drugs to restore blood flow, aortocoronary shunting is used.
Any medicines are prescribed only by the cardiologist on an individual basis.
Treatment of atherosclerotic heart disease folk remedies
Methods of alternative medicine are designed for maintenance therapy and purification of blood vessels from cholesterol plaques.
Recipe for medicinal tea
Ingredients:
- berries of a dogrose in any kind - 1 glass;
- green tea without flavors - 1 tbsp. a spoon;
- water - 4 cups.
Preparation and use
Both plant components should be placed in a pot of water and boiled, and let it sit on the fire for 5 minutes. Insist a solution for a third of an hour. Received
Also phytotherapists recommend to supplement the diet with the following products:
- freshly squeezed potato juice, beets;
- bananas;
- garlic;
- berries of sea-buckthorn;
- corn oil;
- cucumbers;
- dried fruits and nuts;
- buckwheat.