Three Chinese academicians: 99% of blood clots have no symptoms. Do this to keep you away from blood clots.
Three Chinese academicians: 99% of blood clots have no symptoms. Remember this word and you will be free of blood clots in your life.
Thrombus is like a ghost wandering in the blood vessels. Once it blocks the blood vessels, it will paralyze the blood transportation system, and the result will be fatal.
Moreover, thrombosis can occur at any age and at any time, seriously threatening life and health.
Wang Longde, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and deputy chairman of the Education, Science, Culture and Health Committee of the National People’s Congress
Ruan Changgeng, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and director of the Key Laboratory of Thrombosis and Hemostasis of the National Health and Family Planning Commission
Wang Chen, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and director of the China-Japan Hospital
01 The most "silent" killer - thrombus
No matter where the blood vessels are blocked, there is a common "murderer" - thrombus.
Thrombus, in layman's terms, is a "blood lipid clot". It blocks the channels of blood vessels in various parts of the body like a plug, causing the relevant organs to have no blood supply, and even causing sudden death.
Thrombus occurs in the blood vessels of the brain and causes cerebral infarction.
Thrombus occurs in the coronary arteries and causes myocardial infarction.
When a blood clot blocks the lungs, it is called a "pulmonary embolism".
Diseases related to blood clots, such as myocardial infarction, cerebral infarction, lower limb vascular disease, etc., are all serious harm caused by blood clots to the human body.
The most shocking thing is that 99% of blood clots have no symptoms or sensations. Even when people go to the cardiovascular and cerebrovascular specialists in the hospital for routine examinations, all indicators such as blood lipids, blood pressure, and electrocardiogram are normal, but people unknowingly or think that they are suffering from the disease. It occurs suddenly when there is no problem with the cerebral blood vessels.
02 99% of blood clots have no signs! Thrombotic diseases
Thrombotic diseases include arterial thrombosis and venous thrombosis. Arterial thrombosis is relatively more common, but venous thrombosis was once considered a rare disease and has not attracted enough attention.
Arterial thrombosis: the root cause of myocardial infarction and cerebral infarction
The most familiar cause of myocardial infarction and cerebral infarction is arterial thrombosis.
At present, among the national cardiovascular diseases, hemorrhagic stroke has declined. However, the incidence and mortality of coronary heart disease continue to increase rapidly. Among them, the most obvious one is myocardial infarction!
Cerebral infarction, like myocardial infarction, is notorious for its high incidence rate, high disability rate, high recurrence rate, and high mortality rate!
Venous thrombosis: "invisible killer", asymptomatic
Professor Ruan Changgeng, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering and director of the Jiangsu Provincial Institute of Hematology, pointed out:
"Thrombi are the common pathogenesis of myocardial infarction, stroke and venous thromboembolism, the top three fatal cardiovascular diseases in the world.
The severity of the first two has been widely understood by the public. Although venous thromboembolism ranks as the third largest cardiovascular killer, unfortunately, the public awareness rate is very low. "
Venous thrombosis is called the "silent killer". The most terrifying thing is that most venous thrombosis has no symptoms.
There are three main factors in the formation of venous thrombosis: slow blood flow, damage to the vein wall, and hypercoagulability.
Patients with varicose veins, patients with hyperglycemia, hypertension, dyslipidemia, patients with infections, people who sit and stand for long periods of time, pregnant women, etc. are all high-risk groups for venous thrombosis.
After venous thrombosis occurs, symptoms such as redness, swelling, hardness, nodules, and spasmodic pain may appear in the veins of mild cases.
Severe cases develop into deep phlebitis, with brown erythema appearing on the skin of the affected limb, followed by dark purple redness, swelling, ulceration, muscle atrophy and necrosis, fever all over the body, severe pain in the affected limb, and eventually amputation.
In addition, if the blood clot travels to the lungs and blocks the pulmonary artery, causing a pulmonary embolism, it will be life-threatening.
03 Remember one word, blood clots do not occur in the upper body
Wang Chen, academician of the Chinese Academy of Engineering, president of the China-Japan Hospital, and chairman of the Respiratory Disease Branch of the Chinese Medical Association, pointed out: "In fact, venous thrombosis is completely preventable and controllable."
The World Health Organization reminds that being inactive for 4 consecutive hours will increase the risk of venous thrombosis. Therefore, to stay away from venous thrombosis, "moving" is the most effective prevention and control measure.
Long-term sedentary life: most likely to induce blood clots
In the past, the medical community believed that long-distance flights were closely related to the onset of deep vein thrombosis, but the latest research has found that sitting in front of a computer for a long time has also become a major cause of the disease. Medical experts call this disease "electronic thrombosis."
Sitting in front of a computer for more than 90 minutes can reduce blood flow in the knees by 50%, thereby increasing the chance of thrombosis.
Professor Beverley Hunter, a London hematology expert, suggests that you should take a break after using the computer for an hour, get up and walk around, stretch your arms and kick your legs, move your ankle joints, and stretch your calf muscles.
Establishing the concept that "sitting for a long time is prone to thrombosis" and changing the habit of "sitting for a long time" in life is an essential method to prevent thrombosis!
Walk: Move and prevent blood clots from head to toe
In 1992, the World Health Organization pointed out that walking is one of the best exercises in the world. It is simple and easy to do and has good physical strengthening effects. It is never too late to start this exercise regardless of men, women, old or young.
Dr. White, the founder of the American Heart Association, also proposed: From an evolutionary perspective, walking is the best exercise for humans.
In terms of preventing thrombosis, walking can maintain aerobic metabolism, enhance cardiopulmonary function, promote blood circulation throughout the body from head to toe, prevent the accumulation of blood lipids on the blood vessel walls, and prevent thrombosis.
To prevent blood clots when walking, you should pay attention to the "357" principle:
Three: It means walking more than 3,000 meters every day for 30 minutes, and insisting on doing it consistently and moderately. Overly intense exercise is not good for the body.
Five: refers to exercising more than five times a week.
Seven: refers to the heart rate after exercise + age = 170. For example: a 50-year-old person's heart rate reaches 120 beats after exercise. (Those who are in excellent health can reach 190 times; those who are in poor health should not exceed 150 times. The specific adjustment should be based on your own physical condition)
If you feel that the "357" principle is too difficult to remember, then remember this sentence: walk briskly for at least 30 minutes every day until your body is warm and even slightly sweating, and the exercise effect is achieved.
Thrombosis is a hidden killer, 99% of thrombosis has no symptoms! Moreover, blood clots can occur at any age and at any time, seriously threatening life and health. Three major academicians call on: Everyone should be aware of embolism prevention!