After doing this, the Fujian man suffered from leg swelling, chest tightness, and shortness of breath, and almost died! His family rushed him to the hospital →

This year, Lao Guo, 68 years old

After retirement, I like playing mahjong

Life is so good

Never thought

This hobby almost cost him his life.

Sitting for a long time playing Mahjong

Blood clots in the legs "ran" into the lungs

Not long ago, Lao Guo got together with several mahjong friends whom he hadn't seen for a long time. For two consecutive days, they almost sat at the mahjong table and played mahjong.

After his mahjong friends left, Lao Guo found that he felt a slight swelling and pain in his left lower limb when he walked . At first, he thought it was a minor problem after sitting for a long time, so he didn't pay much attention to it and rested at home. Unexpectedly, the swelling never subsided, and he also had symptoms such as shortness of breath and chest discomfort. It was not until the third day that his son felt that something was wrong with his father and immediately took him to a tertiary hospital.

After a thorough examination, the doctor discovered that Mr. Guo’s left iliac vein had thrombosis and occlusion, which resulted in poor deep vein return in the left lower limb and swelling.

This situation

The doctor suggested that Lao Guo should be hospitalized for surgery immediately

Later, under the introduction of a friend, Lao Guo was referred to the Vascular Surgery Department of Fujian Provincial Maternal and Child Health Hospital. After being examined by Zhan Tenghui, the health ambassador of Fujian Health News and deputy chief physician, he inquired about the medical history in detail. When he heard Lao Guo say that he still had symptoms of "shortness of breath, chest tightness and discomfort", Zhan Teng immediately arranged an emergency pulmonary artery CTA examination.

Examination revealed that Mr. Guo did have pulmonary embolism. If not treated urgently, the blood clots in the deep veins of the lower limbs could detach and enter the lungs at any time, causing fatal pulmonary embolism and endangering his life.

After reading the examination report, Zhan Tenghui decisively communicated with Lao Guo, who also agreed to immediate surgical treatment. Subsequently, Zhan Tenghui led the interventional team to perform minimally invasive treatment on Lao Guo.

The entire operation went very smoothly, and the final angiography showed that the originally blocked blood vessels had regained their patency.

The next day, the swelling and pain in Mr. Guo's calf had basically subsided, and he was discharged from the hospital with satisfaction on the third day after the operation.

Venous thrombosis and pulmonary embolism can be treated according to the situation

Zhan Tenghui said that medicine has developed rapidly in recent years, and the methods for treating deep vein thrombosis and pulmonary embolism have become increasingly diverse.

Usually, if the condition is mild and there is no contraindication to anticoagulation, oral anticoagulants (rivaroxaban) or subcutaneous injection of low molecular weight heparin can be used for treatment;

If the thrombus has spread to the iliac vein, inferior vena cava or even causes pulmonary embolism, the problem can be solved in one stop through minimally invasive interventional treatment.

If you feel swelling in your lower limbs, seek medical attention immediately <br /> Sitting or lying in bed for a long time

This can cause blood flow to slow down in the deep veins of the lower extremities.

High risk factor for thrombosis

Especially in cold weather, blood vessels are more likely to constrict

This is a high incidence period for vascular diseases

Zhan Tenghui said

If you suddenly experience lower limb swelling or limb pain, you should seek medical attention immediately to rule out the possibility of blood clots . Otherwise, if the blood clots progress and break off, leading to pulmonary embolism, you will experience symptoms such as chest tightness, palpitations, dyspnea, and hemoptysis, which can be life-threatening.

The best way to prevent venous thrombosis is to avoid sitting or standing for long periods of time and to exercise appropriately.