Chest tightness, difficulty breathing - Can't be underestimated

Dyslipidemia usually occurs silently and has little obvious signs but causes many dangerous diseases. In particular, dyslipidemia is the main cause of myocardial ischemia, myocardial infarction with typical symptoms of angina, dyspnea.

Of the nearly 400 questions sent to the disorder program for blood lipid disorder, nearly 50% of the questions revolve around symptoms leading to cardiovascular disease such as dyspnea, shortness of breath, chest pain, chest tightness, tightness chest.

Reader 35 years old Hoang Phuc, in Hanoi shared: "A few days ago, my father had trouble breathing, chest tightness and went to see Bach Mai Hospital. Here, my father got a cardiopulmonary scan and ECG. It is okay, but the test is concluded that the blood lipid disorder and excess nitrogen, please consult my doctor for treatment ".

Or as the case of Nguyen Van Hung, 37 years old, living in Ho Chi Minh City worried about sending to the program 'I have a blood fat test of 7.39. Sometimes I see short breaths when breathing deeply, slightly chest tightness, feeling tired and hot. So the doctor asked me to ask what treatment and medication I need? '.

More dangerous, angina pectoris, shortness of breath are easily overlooked symptoms, leading to the risk of myocardial infarction, especially in the case of Uncle Xuan Tung 55 years old, in Dong Nai. Mr. Tung shared after being promptly rescued: "Last month, I was admitted to a hospital by a colleague due to severe dyspnea. The doctors diagnosed and concluded, this is a case of myocardial infarction. Previous I had a history of dyslipidemia, high cholesterol, triglyceride, and sometimes I had a sharp pain in my chest but I thought it was due to fatigue, subjective and stressful work. reasonable levels of exercise and eating ".

Do not ignore angina pectoris, shortness of breath because it may be a sign of dyslipidemia, leading to a risk of heart attack.

According to Associate Professor, Dr. Pham Thi Hong Thi, dyslipidemia causes many dangerous diseases but has few obvious symptoms, no specific expression. When dyslipidemia causes complications on the heart, there will appear signs such as chest pain, compression or tightness in the chest area, difficulty breathing, shortness of breath . However, many people are subjective to give up. through these signs, which leads to the risk of death from high heart attack.

In the other case, patients with symptoms of disease but because the body is thin, do not think that they have blood lipid disorder for timely treatment. Associate Professor Hong Thi shared with a reader: "Many people think that blood lipid disorder only occurs in overweight and obese people. However, in reality, the situation of skinny people has high blood fat. Research has shown that, although some people have a reasonable diet, their bodies are not overweight, even thin, but because of the disorder in synthesizing cholesterol in their liver, they still have fat in them. High blood levels In addition, high blood fat also has other causes including family factors, diet, irrational activities . leading to fat metabolism disorders ".

Associate Professor Hong Thi added that the prevention of dyslipidemia is essential, first of all to adjust a reasonable diet such as eating a lot of green vegetables, fresh fruit, eating fish at least twice a day. week, limit animal fat and organs such as liver, kidney, spleen .; avoid fried foods, high fat foods, alcohol and tobacco restrictions .; exercise regularly and eliminate harmful habits .

For cases of young people experiencing angina problems, difficulty breathing, Professor Pham Gia Khai said that symptoms of angina appear to be mild, so they often get less attention. In Vietnam, the incidence of angina - an early sign of myocardial infarction, is increasing and rejuvenating."In addition to genetic factors and age, lifestyle and environment play an important role in the process of plaque formation, causing angina and myocardial infarction. reasonably, the sedentary lifestyle of modern life today contributes to the increase of atherosclerosis as well as the disorder of blood lipids, leading to angina as well as myocardial infarction " , Professor of Vision newspaper.

To treat the group of dyslipidemia, Professor Khai advised to change the lifestyle with specific criteria as follows: Quit smoking, minimize alcohol and beer; maintain weight at a normal level (BMI less than 23). Diets need to provide little energy but are full of vitamins and minerals; limiting the consumption of animal fat, red meat, should eat a lot of fish and white meat; use vegetable oil to fry; eat lots of vegetables and fruits; regularly maintain physical activity for at least 30 minutes a day; reduce stress in all relationships with family and society; Use high-fiber functional foods or substances that control blood fat, regulate cholesterol like GDL-5

Symptoms of angina that appear to be mild are often less noticeable but may be a sign of a heart attack.

If after a 2-3-month lifestyle change, blood cholesterol returns to normal limits, it is not necessary to use medication to treat it, but just maintain that lifestyle. When the lifestyle changes but the blood fat is still high, the patient needs to go to the clinic or hospital for examination and treatment. There are many drugs to treat dyslipidemia, but they may have unwanted side effects. Therefore, the patient needs to be prescribed by a doctor and prescribed appropriate use.