Common acquired cardiovascular diseases include:
Coronary artery disease is a condition in which plaque or cholesterol builds up on the walls of arteries, narrowing the arteries, reducing blood flow, and limiting the supply of oxygen and nutrients to other parts of the body.
The plaques that accumulate become thicker and thicker, causing the heart’s function to progressively deteriorate.
The symptoms of this disease are not clear; usually, patients will only experience a feeling of heaviness in the chest, chest pain during exertion, and in some cases, headache, dizziness, and shortness of breath.
To detect and treat diseases promptly, regular health checkups are necessary. Adopting a healthy diet and exercising daily will improve heart health and minimize the risk of coronary artery disease in particular, and other cardiovascular diseases in general.
Stroke, also known as cerebrovascular accident, occurs when blood circulation to the brain is interrupted or severely reduced, causing a lack of oxygen and nutrients to brain tissue, leading to the death of brain cells and resulting in many severe consequences for the patient; in severe cases, it can be fatal.
Types of stroke include: cerebral vasospasm, transient ischemic attack, cerebral infarction, cerebral hemorrhage, and cerebral hemorrhage.
The symptoms of the disease are very clear: severe headaches, dizziness, weakness in the limbs, and coma.
There are two causes of the disease:
High blood pressure: People with high blood pressure have a very high risk of stroke because increased blood pressure on the blood vessel walls causes dilation and damage to the vessel walls. Then, according to the body’s mechanism, platelets and fibrin fibers will move to repair the atherosclerosis, inadvertently forming blood clots. These blood clots travel within the blood vessels and reach the brain, causing blockages and leading to stroke.
Atherosclerosis: This condition causes blood vessels to narrow, hindering blood flow. When atherosclerotic plaques break off, they form blood clots.
To reduce the risk of stroke, it is necessary to control blood pressure well and minimize atherosclerosis through a healthy lifestyle and regular health check-ups.ripheral artery disease (PAD): occurs when plaque from fats, cholesterol, calcium, and other substances builds up in the arteries. Over time, this plaque hardens, causing the arteries to narrow.
Peripheral arterial occlusion has two forms:
Buerger’s disease
