The Dangers of Blood Vessel Blockage: Threats to Health and Vitality

[Voice of Hope October 7, 2023](Editor: Li Wenhan) According to statistics, the large and small blood vessels in the human body are connected end to end for 100,000 kilometers, which can circle the earth twice. Blood vessels are like a huge traffic map of the body, distributed in various tissues and organs. Blood carries oxygen and nutrients and flows continuously in the blood vessels, forming the blood circulation network of the human body.

If roads are blocked, traffic will be paralyzed; if blood vessels are blocked, the body may “collapse.” Thrombus is like a ghost wandering in the blood vessels, seriously threatening people’s health, even life span and quality of life anytime and anywhere.

Blood vessels become clogged and the body may “collapse”

01. Hidden period: thickening of blood vessel intima

A normal blood vessel is actually like a multi-layered rubber tube, composed of three layers: intima, media, and adventitia. It is smooth, elastic, and flexible.

When the intima of blood vessels begins to have material deposits and thickens, pathological changes occur in the blood vessels.

02. Formation stage: endothelial damage and lipid deposition

The vascular endothelium is thin and delicate, and is extremely susceptible to external influences. Inflammatory factors, high blood pressure, etc. can cause damage to the vascular endothelium.

Just like a “gap” opens in the blood vessel wall, formed components in the blood such as lipids have an opportunity to accumulate in the damaged blood vessel wall and gradually form atherosclerotic plaques.

03. Ischemic period: plaque enlargement and lumen narrowing

When the small plaques in the blood vessels gradually increase and the lumen becomes narrower, it will cause ischemia of the corresponding tissues and organs, causing symptoms such as chest tightness and chest pain, dizziness and headache, and angina pectoris.

04. Danger period: plaque rupture and thrombus formation

The size of the plaque continues to increase, the outer capsule becomes thinner and thinner, and the texture becomes softer and unstable.

Once the capsule ruptures and the contents flow out, it will cause a coagulation reaction, produce thrombus, and further block the already narrowed lumen, resulting in no blood flow at the distal end and inducing sudden death and other pathologies.

Heart (photoAC)

① Big fat and meat can easily block blood vessels

When people take in too many nutrients, excess lipids are difficult to excrete from the body and accumulate in blood vessels. On the one hand, it is easy to deposit in blood vessels and cause blockage; on the other hand, it increases blood viscosity.

②Smoking damages blood vessels

For smokers, if they maintain a certain amount of smoking, obvious atherosclerosis will appear over time. Even after quitting smoking, it will take some time to completely repair the damage to the vascular endothelium.

③Excessive salt and sugar cause the blood vessel walls to wrinkle

When you eat foods that are too sweet or too salty, you are prone to develop high blood pressure, cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and other diseases.

④Staying up late causes more damage to blood vessels

When staying up late, people are in a long-term state of stress and constantly secrete hormones such as adrenaline, which can cause abnormal vasoconstriction, slow blood flow, and high blood vessel pressure.

⑤Lack of exercise will accumulate waste in blood vessels

If there is a lack of exercise, the waste in the blood cannot be discharged, and excess fat, cholesterol, sugar, etc. will accumulate in the blood, making the blood thicker and forming time bombs such as atherosclerotic plaques in the blood vessels.

⑥Oral bacteria can also damage blood vessels

Toxins produced by oral bacteria can enter the systemic blood circulation and damage the vascular endothelium. Therefore, don’t think that brushing your teeth is a trivial matter. You should brush your teeth in the morning and evening and rinse your mouth after meals.

Rinse mouth after meals (photoAC)

1. Sudden unconsciousness, which lasts from a few seconds to a few minutes, indicates possible cerebral vascular stenosis.

2. If you feel chest tightness or retrosternal pain after running, climbing stairs, etc., as if there is a stone slab pressing on your chest, it indicates that the coronary arteries supplying the heart may be narrowed.

3. The blood pressure difference between the two arms exceeds 20 mmHg, indicating possible vascular stenosis in the upper limbs.

4. Pain, weakness or numbness in the lower limbs suddenly occurs while walking and is relieved after a period of rest, indicating possible vascular stenosis in the lower limbs.

Editor in charge: Li Zhi

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2023-10-07 10:14:14

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