The heart is like a "water pump" that works non-stop to transport blood from the arterial system to the whole body, and at the same time return blood from the tissues and organs around the venous system** back to the heart.
The pumping function of the heart is declining, and the output of blood cannot meet the body's metabolic needsBlood in organs and tissues cannot flow back to the heart smoothly, resulting in congestion and swelling of other tissues in the body, and heart failure manifestations such as dyspnea, fatigue, edema, and poor appetite and abdominal distension may occur.
People with a high risk of heart failure
Heart failure usually occurs in people with pre-existing cardiovascular diseases, such as coronary heart disease, cor pulmonale, hypertensive heart disease, myocarditis, hereditary cardiomyopathy, etc.;But sometimes people with severe anemia, hyperthyroidism, and connective tissue disorders can also develop heart failure.
The occurrence of heart failure is often induced by infection, arrhythmia, increased blood volume, overwork or emotional agitation, rapid changes in environmental climate and improper conditions. Heart failure is like a carriage, simply put, the carriage is too heavy, and it is difficult to pull the horse.
Predisposing factors for heart failure
1) Infection: Infection is the most common trigger, which can directly damage the myocardium or indirectly affect heart function, such as respiratory tract infection, rheumatic activity, infective endocarditis and other diseases can cause infection.
2) Severe arrhythmia: Atrial fibrillation is one of the most common arrhythmias and the most important factor in inducing heart failure. Other types of arrhythmias can also predispose to heart failure.
3) Increased blood volume: such as too much and too fast infusion, excessive intake of sodium salt, etc., can increase the workload of the heart, resulting in an increase in cardiac blood volume.
4) Excessive physical activity and emotional agitation: When the labor intensity is too high or the mood swings, it will not only increase the heart's demand for oxygen, but also increase the heart's load, which is easy to cause the condition to deteriorate in the long run.
5) Aggravation of pre-existing heart disease: such as coronary heart disease complicated by myocardial infarction, active stage of wind heart disease, combined with hyperthyroidism or anemia. (6) **Inappropriate: such as digitalis poisoning, or inappropriate discontinuation of digitalis and antihypertensive drugs and other drugs.
Self-management in patients with heart failure
1.Early screening.
If you have coronary heart disease, high blood pressure, arrhythmia and other diseases, you must actively cooperate with the doctor ** these diseases, if you have difficulty breathing, swelling of the lower limbs and other symptoms when you are active in life, you must go to the hospital in time for treatment, and cooperate with the doctor to carry out cardiac ultrasound and other examinations.
2.Prevent colds.
Try not to go out during the sudden change of weather or the season when the cold is prevalent, if you must go out, you should wear a mask and keep warm, in addition, heart failure patients should try to avoid going to crowded places, because respiratory infections can lead to worsening of heart failure patients. 3.Moderate activity.
Patients with heart failure should do some activities within their ability at ordinary times, but in the process of activities, they must avoid some strenuous exercise that causes heart failure to worsen according to their physical condition.
4.Eat a reasonable diet.
A balanced diet consisting of a variety of foods should be consumed so that a variety of nutrients can be obtained from the food to meet the needs of the body.
5.Regular work and rest.
In daily life, we must maintain enough sleep, not be happy or sad, overworked, and at the same time, we must quit smoking and drinking as soon as possible.
6.Adherence to medication.
Patients should strictly follow the doctor's instructions to take the medicine regularly and quantitatively, and must not increase or decrease the dosage or stop the drug without authorization, which will lead to the aggravation of the condition.
7.Adjust your mindset.
The condition of heart failure patients is easy to recur and the process is long, so patients are prone to anxiety, irritability and other negative emotions, but these emotions are the cause of heart failure, so heart failure patients must learn to adjust their mentality, regain interest in their spare time, listen to more soothing **, exercise appropriately, release emotions reasonably, and avoid bad emotions causing aggravation of the disease.
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