Correspondent Yi Xiaofeng Science and Technology Daily reporter Li Liyun
With the gradual improvement of people's health awareness, more and more people will find that they have "carotid atherosclerotic plaque" in their physical examination reports
Committee member How harmful is carotid artery plaque?
How harmful is carotid artery plaque? The most intuitive understanding of atherosclerosis is like the deposition of wax-like lipids on the walls of the arteries.
An authoritative analysis of a prospective study on chronic diseases shows that about one-third of adults in China have carotid atherosclerotic plaques, which must be vigilant
What happens if the blood supply is cut off for a short time?
What happens if the blood supply is cut off for a short time? Clinically, atherosclerosis is a chronic development process, so the process of carotid artery plaque also gradually progresses, divided into lipid streak stage, fibrous plaque stage, atherosclerotic plaque stage and secondary disease stage (including Intraplaque hemorrhage, plaque rupture, thrombosis, calcification and aneurysm formation) and other 4 stages
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Once diagnosed, it must be actively intervened early
Once diagnosed, it must be actively intervened early At present, as one of the simple and convenient methods to screen for cerebrovascular diseases, cervical vascular color ultrasound has been popularized in county and township primary hospitals in China, and it is often arranged in the physical examination package
First of all, it must be tested regularly
The second is to actively intervene in risk factors
The third is to strengthen blood lipid management
The fourth is antiplatelet medication
The fifth is surgical intervention
Quit smoking and limit alcohol, develop good eating habits
Quit smoking and limit alcohol, develop good eating habits At the same time of early diagnosis and treatment, we must also learn to effectively prevent carotid atherosclerotic plaque in our life
For addicts, they must quit the bad habit of smoking and alcoholism, and avoid exposure to second-hand smoke, because smoking and drinking can not only cause arterial damage, but also induce vasospasm, increase blood pressure, and accelerate the "deposition" of carotid vascular plaque.
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