Acute myocardial infarction (AMI) is a common and critical cardiovascular disease, usually caused by sudden occlusion of a coronary artery. The incidence of the disease is increasing year by year, posing a serious threat to people's lives and health. Understanding the symptoms and recognition methods of acute myocardial infarction is essential to treat patients in a timely manner and reduce the occurrence of complications.
1. Symptoms.
Symptoms of acute myocardial infarction often occur suddenly and are characterized by:
1.Severe chest pain: In myocardial infarction, the patient feels intense and persistent chest pain, sometimes radiating to the shoulder and arm, especially on the left side. This pain is often described as a feeling of pressure, tightness, or stuffiness.
2.Dyspnea: Some patients may have symptoms such as shortness of breath, shortness of breath, wheezing, etc., often accompanied by dyspnea.
3.Cold sweating: During acute myocardial infarction, patients often experience a large amount of cold sweat, and sweat penetrates into clothing, making patients feel uncomfortable.
4.Nausea and vomiting: Some patients may experience stomach discomfort such as nausea and vomiting.
5.Pale: In acute myocardial infarction, patients are often pale due to insufficient blood supply to the heart.
2. Identification methods.
1.Observation of symptoms: If the above symptoms appear, especially severe chest pain, the possibility of acute myocardial infarction should be highly suspected, and measures should be taken promptly.
2.Concomitant medical history: patients with cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension, hyperlipidemia, and diabetes are more likely to suffer from acute myocardial infarction, so people with these medical histories should be more concerned.
3.Diagnosis using an ECG: An ECG is a simple, rapid, and non-invasive test that is very helpful in diagnosing acute myocardial infarction. In myocardial infarction, there will be characteristic abnormalities such as ST-segment elevation or depression and T-wave inversion on the ECG.
4.Measurement of cardiac enzyme spectrum: myocardial infarction causes the death of myocardial cells, releasing creatine kinase, myoglobin and other substances in the cardiomyogram. Measuring the levels of these biochemical markers can help determine whether an acute myocardial infarction has occurred.
3. The perspective of traditional Chinese medicine.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that acute myocardial infarction is mainly due to obstruction of the heart blood flow caused by cardiac obstruction, resulting in myocardial ischemia and hypoxia, and eventually leading to myocardial tissue death. Therefore, in the acute stage, the application of unique theories and techniques of TCM can play a positive auxiliary role.
Traditional Chinese medicine believes that the heart runs through the whole body and is the confluence of qi and blood in the human body. In the case of acute myocardial infarction, the relationship between the heart and other organs can be adjusted to promote the smooth flow of qi and blood and relieve the blockage of the heart arteries. Through acupuncture and traditional Chinese medicine conditioning, it can promote blood circulation, reduce the obstruction of the heart and veins, and achieve the effect of relaxing the tendons and activating the meridians, clearing the blood vessels, and relieving depression.
Famous doctors in ancient Chinese medicine, such as Guizhi Tang, a famous prescription in "Treatise on Typhoid Fever and Miscellaneous Diseases", can also play a certain auxiliary role in the treatment of patients with acute myocardial infarction. These ancient formulas have been studied and practiced in depth and have shown good efficacy.
In summary, acute myocardial infarction is a common and critical cardiovascular disease, and its symptoms and recognition methods should be paid great attention to. In the process of treatment, TCM theories and ancient and modern prescriptions can provide effective assistance to patients**. It is hoped that through extensive publicity and popular science, the public's awareness of acute myocardial infarction will be improved and people's lives and health will be protected.
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References: 1King Point Tree. Traditional Chinese Medicine First Aid[M].Beijing: Sports Press, 2016