One hospital has discovered more than 50 cases, all of them young people!Emergency reminder from doctors – Yuyao News Network

Recently, cold air has been coming frequently and the temperature has changed greatly. The reporter learned from the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine of Tianyou Hospital Affiliated to Wuhan University of Science and Technology (Tongji Tianyou Hospital) that in the past two months, the hospital has treated as many as 10,000 patients with myocardial infarction and coronary heart disease under the age of 40. More than 50 cases. Doctors remind: If you have persistent chest pain, you should seek medical treatment promptly, and young people should not be careless!

Mr. Zhou (pseudonym) is 30 years old this year. At 5 o’clock in the morning on November 10, he suddenly woke up from his sleep and felt discomfort and unbearable pain in his chest. He also developed symptoms such as sweating, nausea, and difficulty breathing. He was still conscious and immediately dialed “120” for help.

The ambulance sent him to Tianyou Hospital. After electrocardiogram examination and consultation with Feng Meiqian, deputy chief physician of the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine, he was diagnosed with acute extensive anterior wall myocardial infarction. After obtaining the consent of the family members, Deputy Director Feng Meiqian activated the cath lab with one click and started puncture. Unexpectedly, during the operation, Mr. Zhou suddenly suffered from ventricular fibrillation and was in critical condition. Upon seeing this, Deputy Director Feng Meiqian’s team immediately came to the rescue and performed cardiopulmonary resuscitation and defibrillation 4 times on Mr. Zhou. Two minutes later, he returned to sinus rhythm and the crisis was over.

After the weather gets colder,

Increasing number of patients with sudden myocardial infarction

Zhao Jinhe, director of the Department of Cardiovascular Medicine at Tianyou Hospital, said, “As the weather gets colder, the number of patients with sudden myocardial infarction has increased. Recently, the youngest patient treated was a 23-year-old boy who was drinking with friends early in the morning, leading to a myocardial infarction. .”

“With the accelerated pace of life and changes in lifestyle, cardiovascular diseases are becoming younger and more likely to occur in all age groups. Young people in their twenties and thirties are diagnosed with myocardial infarction, and cases of sudden death are not uncommon.” Feng Meiqian said, “Compared with the elderly, myocardial infarction in young people is often more dangerous because of the sudden onset of the infarction and the lack of collateral circulation.”

Feng Meiqian said that young people with bad living habits, such as often staying up late, severe lack of sleep, improper diet for a long time, overeating, excessive intake of fat, cholesterol, and oil, severe lack of exercise, high stress, smoking and drinking, are more likely to May become a “candidate” for myocardial infarction.

Pain in these parts may be a sign of myocardial infarction

Unless cardiac arrest occurs, most acute myocardial infarctions are not like those shown in TV dramas, in which patients faint immediately after the onset. Some atypical aura symptoms may appear hours or even days before a myocardial infarction, so don’t be careless.

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Editor: Ying Hongyuan