People consider HIV, AIDS and malignant tumors to be the most dangerous pathologies. However, according to medical statistics, cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death in the world, accounting for more than 30% of deaths. Therefore, it is important for every woman to closely monitor the state of health, regularly undergo scheduled examinations with a cardiologist and to prevent such diseases.
Causes and risk factors for cardiovascular disease
All the circumstances under which the described problems develop can be divided into 2 large groups - congenital disorders, the progression of which does not depend on the person, and the acquired ones.
In the first case, there are various heart and vascular defects, genetic pathologies, hereditary predispositions to the diseases under consideration. Unfortunately, in such situations, a complete cure is unlikely, it is possible only to slow down the development of diseases.
Risk factors and causes that are amenable to cardinal changes:
- unhealthy eating;
- Smoking and other options for tobacco use;
- addiction;
- addiction to alcohol;
- lack or lack of physical activity;
- susceptibility to stress, nervousness;
- sleep disorders.
All this provokes the development of negative and dangerous pathologies:
- increasing the concentration of glucose and cholesterol in the blood;
- increased blood pressure;
- obesity;
- excess lipid compounds in the body;
- intoxication.
Symptoms of acute and chronic cardiovascular diseases
As a rule, the ailments considered for a long time proceed completely unnoticed until their progression reaches a critical point.
Each cardiac or vascular disease is characterized by its own clinical manifestations, however, a number of typical features characteristic of the entire described group of pathologies can be distinguished:
- unpleasant sensations and painful syndromes in the area of the chest;
- difficulty breathing, shortness of breath or choking;
- irradiation of pain in the scapula, shoulder, arm, back, jaw;
- dizziness and loss of consciousness;
- pallor, cyanosis, or cyanosis of the skin;
- increased sweating;
- fatigue;
- frequent or too rare heartbeat;
- headaches, migraines;
- swelling of the limbs, face;
- discomfort in the legs with prolonged walking;
- swelling of the joints;
- cardiopalmus;
- high blood pressure, greater than 140 per 90 mm Hg;
- sometimes - nausea and vomiting, hyperthermia, fever;
- arrhythmia;
- nervous excitability, irritability;
- stomach ache;
- tremor of extremities;
- distraction, poor concentration of attention;
- pain shock.
The most dangerous symptoms of vascular and heart disease are heart attacks and cerebral hemorrhages (strokes).
Treatment of cardiovascular diseases
Therapy of such serious pathologies, fraught with serious complications and even fatal outcome, should be developed by a cardiologist in accordance with the variety, form and cause of the disease. The treatment regimen is always made individually for each person, since when making appointments it is important to take into account the age and condition of the patient, the presence of other chronic ailments.
The only common point in any complex therapy is the normalization of the way of life. It is important for a patient to follow certain rules:
- Give preference to a healthy diet.
- Regularly give time to moderate physical exertion.
- Completely eliminate bad habits.
- Correct body weight.
- Monitor blood pressure, the concentration of sugar and cholesterol in the blood .