Beware: If the body shows these signals, the carotid arteries may be blocked

The carotid artery is a very important artery in the body. In short, the carotid artery is the traffic fortress that supplies blood to the brain from the human heart! Once this traffic fortress is blocked in traffic, it may be our brain blood supply that will be directly affected!

According to relevant statistics, 30% of the adults who are affected have carotid artery stenosis. Most of the people start to develop carotid artery plaques from adolescents, and gradually increase after the age of 40. After the age of 60, almost all of them have carotid artery plaques. Carotid plaque is present in more or less people.

On the one hand, carotid artery blockage is divided into degrees, mainly divided into mild blockage, severe blockage, or complete blockage; it is also divided into acute blockage and chronic blockage.

The degree of blockage is different, the time of blockage is different, and the performance of the body will be different.

1. The manifestations caused by carotid artery stenosis:

A. Symptoms of cerebral ischemia: dizziness, dizziness, tinnitus, memory loss, blurred vision or insomnia and dreaminess.

B. Symptoms of ocular ischemia: decreased visual acuity, hemianopia or black lobe.

C. Attack of transient cerebral ischemia: transient aphasia, hemiplegia, and hemianopia, etc., which generally lasts for a few minutes. Most patients can recover on their own within 1-2 hours, and a few will recover within 24 hours. recovery without any sequelae.

In fact, the carotid artery has a certain connection with the heart beating, and carotid artery plaque may cause its own arrhythmia.

2. Acute blockage:

If the carotid artery is acutely occluded within a short period of time, other blood vessels are suddenly blocked without any response, and the collateral circulation cannot provide sufficient blood supply to the blood supply area within a short period of time.

The symptoms of patients will also be very serious, and various manifestations of cerebral infarction may also occur, such as: aphasia hemiplegia, hemiplegia and other related states or even death.

3. Chronic blockage:

If it is a gradual, long-term chronic occlusion patient, the symptoms are likely to be relatively mild, or even no obvious symptoms.

Because the blood vessels in our brain are very rich, and there are extensive connections between blood vessels, even if this blood vessel is blocked, other blood vessels in the body can also supply blood, and other blood vessels will gradually replace the original blood supply blood vessels, maintained by collateral circulation. The blood supply of the body, so sometimes there are no symptoms at all.

So, are the symptoms that occur because of carotid artery blockage really irreversible?

1. The main cause of cerebral infarction is actually the interruption of blood flow. If the blood flow is restored in a timely manner, the clinical symptoms will be relatively mild and the sequelae will be easier to return to a normal state.

However, due to various reasons, cerebral infarction often cannot be treated in a short period of time. Therefore, it is very important for us to prevent cerebral infarction and carotid artery blockage!

2. The development of medicine, from the simple treatment of diseases to the prevention of related diseases, is also a process of continuous cognition of diseases and medical development. Only when we have a correct understanding of the disease and are familiar with its every move can we better treat and prevent it.

It's like fighting a war. Knowing yourself and knowing your enemy will not end in a hundred battles, so you can calmly take relevant measures and deal with them in advance. The same is true of diseases.

Treatment of carotid stenosis cannot be determined based on the associated symptoms:

Because many people have no symptoms, but the carotid artery stenosis is very serious; and some people have experienced insufficient blood supply to the brain, and the stenosis is not necessarily very serious, so to judge how to treat the carotid artery, it needs to be comprehensively carried out. measure.

1. Stable non-vulnerable plaque:

The plaque surface is relatively smooth and the appearance is relatively regular; ultrasound examination shows that the echoes are iso-echo or hyperechoic, which belong to unstable plaques.

If the stenosis is less than 50%, then according to your own blood pressure, blood lipids, blood sugar and other related conditions, you can control your own three highs and live a healthy life; you do not need to directly treat carotid plaques for the time being.

2. Unstable Vulnerable Plaque:

A plaque with an uneven surface and irregular shape; a hypoechoic or non-echoic plaque on ultrasonography is considered a stable plaque. Long-term use of statins to stabilize plaque, prevent plaque rupture, and prevent blood clots;

At the same time, it is necessary to take aspirin to prevent platelet aggregation and prevent blood clots. A two-pronged approach is used to prevent the aggravation of plaque and prevent the occurrence of cerebral infarction.

3. Severe plaques require surgery:

Symptomatic carotid artery stenosis, ultrasonographic stenosis ≥70% or angiographic stenosis ≥50%;

Or no symptoms but angiographic stenosis ≥70%.

Carotid atherectomy is required, which is actually a surgical operation to cut the blood vessel, remove the plaque, and suture the blood vessel; or stent implantation to support the stenosis.

But whether or not surgery requires long-term aspirin and statin, long-term control of the three highs, and a long-term healthy lifestyle.

All in all, a blocked carotid artery is a very scary thing, but we can avoid this from happening before the body's blood vessels are blocked and take relevant preventive measures.

Preventing and curing diseases before they happen can not only reduce their own suffering, but also reduce the burden of medical expenditures on families, society and the country. You should make joint efforts at this convenience.