Elderly abdominal distension is not suitable for indigestion.

The Yangtze River Daily Da Wuhan Client September 8th (Reporter Qi Yan Correspondent Liu Shanshan) 78 -year -old elderly man upper abdomen and uncomfortable, can't eat it, mistakenly thought it was indigestion. Farming. Experts of cardiovascular medicine reminds that in addition to typical symptoms such as chest pain, the upper abdomen pain, toothache, shoulder and back pain, etc. may also be a signal of myocardial infarction.

Grandma Zhou, who lives in Hankou, has a variety of cardiovascular diseases such as hypertension and hyperlipidemia. At the beginning of September, Grandma Zhou began to appear upper abdomen. Who expected that the abdominal bloating was so bad, so I bought some digestive medicines. The symptoms have not been relieved. They always feel that the chest is panicked and weak. The family advised her to go to the hospital to see it. During the Department of Gastrointestinal Medicine of the Central Hospital. After examination, the doctor did not find obvious digestive tract problems. Considering her chest tightness symptoms, it is recommended to make an electrocardiogram. Unexpectedly, it is suggested that the acute lower wall myocardial infarction.

Wuhan Central Hospital (Wuhan Cardiovascular Disease Hospital) experts with cardiovascular medicine are undergoing surgery for patients.

Due to the critical situation, the hospital immediately opened the green channel and quickly sent it to the catheter room. The coronary angiography during the operation shows that the patient's right coronary arteries are acute completely closed, and there is danger at any time. Liao Hua, deputy chief physician of the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, was implanted in the stent in the cushion. The blood vessels were successfully opened. The blood flow immediately returned to normal. Grandma Zhou finally turned to safety.

"I always thought it was just a problem of indigestion. I didn't expect it to be so serious. If I did not come to the hospital in time, the consequences will be unimaginable!" When mentioning this experience, Grandma Zhou and her family still had a lot of heart.

Chen Manhua, director of the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine of Wuhan Central Hospital (Wuhan Cardiovascular Disease Hospital), introduced that the typical symptoms of myocardial infarction are mainly severe pain in the anterior area or sternum. Death. However, there are also patients with myocardial infarction, especially elderly women and patients with diabetes in clinical practice. There are no typical symptoms of chest pain, which only manifested as mild chest tightness, called painless myocardial infarction. Some patients are not typical. They can be the upper abdomen, neck, pharynx, jaw, back, or shoulder, which can be easily ignored or misdiagnosed.

Experts remind that the "three highs" and smokers are high -risk groups of coronary heart disease myocardial infarction. Usually, everyone should develop good living habits, actively control the risk factors such as blood pressure, blood sugar, and blood lipids, quit smoking and restriction, control weight, and exercise appropriately. For patients with acute myocardial infarction, time is myocardial muscle, myocardial muscle is life. The sooner the blood vessels are opened, the better the patient's prognosis. If there are symptoms such as upper abdomen pain, toothache, and sore throat, you should also increase your vigilance, and go to the hospital for an electrocardiogram and other examinations in time to avoid delaying treatment and endanger life.

[Edit: Yu Lina]

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