Sleeping and doing some exercises can tell whether your blood vessels are blocked.

Blood clots are considered the "silent killer"

It is myocardial infarction, stroke, venous thromboembolism

Common causes of three major fatal cardiovascular diseases

And thrombosis can occur in

Any age, any time

Serious threat to life and health

Is the blood vessel blocked?

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Blood clots are most likely to get stuck in these 3 places

Venous thrombosis blocks the lungs

Venous thrombosis is known as the "silent killer". Many venous thrombosis formations do not cause any symptoms or feelings, but once they occur, they can be fatal. Venous thrombosis mainly blocks the lungs, and the most common disease is pulmonary embolism caused by deep vein thrombosis in the lower extremities.

Deep vein thrombosis of the lower limbs often occurs in people who have been bedridden or inactive for a long time after surgery. Sitting for a long time causes blood flow to slow down. When blood coagulates abnormally in the deep vein cavity, the blood clots block the vein cavity, which will induce the formation of deep vein thrombosis of the lower limbs. Once the deep vein thrombosis breaks off and enters the pulmonary artery and its branches with the blood circulation, it will cause fatal pulmonary embolism.

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Therefore, immobility is the key to the formation of many venous thrombosis. The same is true for the so-called "flowing water does not block" blood vessels. To stay away from venous thrombosis, move more.

Heart thrombosis blocks the brain

Patients with atrial fibrillation are most likely to develop heart thrombosis. Because the normal contraction movement of the atria disappears, blood clots form in the heart cavity. Especially when the left atrial thrombus breaks off, it is most likely to block the cerebral blood vessels and cause cerebral embolism.

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Arterial thrombosis blocks the heart

Arterial thrombosis is very dangerous. When the coagulated blood clot blocks the blood vessels like a plug, resulting in a lack of blood supply to tissues and organs, it can cause myocardial infarction or cerebral infarction.

The most common site of arterial thrombosis is the heart and blood vessels, leading to coronary heart disease. When persistent ischemia and hypoxia in the coronary arteries trigger myocardial necrosis, it can lead to acute myocardial infarction.

It should be noted that most patients with acute myocardial infarction may experience angina pectoris in the early stages.

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Pay attention to these 4 signs in your body

Signal 1: Dizziness

When you are resting, you may suddenly feel dizzy, lose your balance and coordination, or even faint. This is the most common sign of cerebral thrombosis. If it happens frequently, you should go to the hospital as soon as possible.

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Signal 2: numbness

When there is a blood clot in the human body, the limbs will feel numb and painful due to insufficient blood supply. Therefore, if you suddenly feel leg pain, pressure or numbness in the lower limbs in your life, you must be alert.

Signal 3: Lameness

If the blockage of blood vessels worsens, intermittent claudication will occur. After walking a few hundred meters, you will feel sore in your legs and need to rest for a while to relieve the pain. Blood clots can cause insufficient blood supply, leading to muscle soreness. If the blockage of lower limb arteries is ignored and the disease progresses further, it may lead to severe ischemia of the lower limbs, decreased skin temperature, weakened or absent pulsation of the dorsalis pedis and posterior tibial arteries, and lower limb pain when not walking. Further development may lead to limb ulceration, inability to heal wounds, and even tissue necrosis.

Signal 4: Swelling

When blood clots form in the veins, blood cannot flow back to the heart. Pressure causes fluid to spread into the leg tissues. The easiest way to identify it is sudden swelling of one leg, usually below the knee. If you feel swelling in your calf but cannot confirm it by visual inspection, you can use a tape measure to compare.

One action to check whether the blood vessels are blocked

When diabetic patients develop vascular diseases, they may experience symptoms such as numbness and coldness of the limbs (hands and feet). In the later stages, they may experience pain and cramps in the back of the calf.

Therefore, it is important to detect vascular diseases in a timely manner. The following action can help test the blockage of blood vessels in the lower limbs.

Lower limb self-test: lift your legs for 1 minute

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First, lie flat on the bed and raise one leg 70° to 80°. Hold it for about 1 minute (if you can't hold it, ask someone to help hold your leg). Then slowly let your leg hang naturally on the edge of the bed, and then observe the color changes of your leg.

Abnormal situation: If the legs and feet (any part of the entire leg) appear pale and waxy during the lifting process; and if the blood color fails to return to normal within 45 seconds after the legs are lowered, and the color of the legs and feet is uneven, it means that the blood supply to the arteries has been obstructed and blocked.

If any problems are found in the above tests, it is best to go to the hospital's vascular surgery department for examination in time. If you already have blood sugar problems, you can also consult your attending physician to facilitate communication and follow-up of your condition.

Even if the above problems do not occur, you should not take it lightly. If you want to avoid blood vessel blockage, timely prevention is important.

7 steps to make blood vessels "stronger"

Control salt, oil and sugar

Each person should not exceed 5 grams of salt, 25 grams of oil, and 25 grams of added sugar per day.

It is recommended to eat more vegetables, fruits, low-fat dairy products, fish, whole grains, fiber, foods rich in potassium and other minerals, and drink plenty of water to promote blood circulation.

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Exercise at least 5 times a week

Do not sit still for a long time, exercise for no less than 30 minutes each time, and exercise at least 5 times a week. Generally speaking, after exercise, you should sweat slightly, breathe a little faster but feel comfortable, and have no obvious fatigue.

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Keep blood sugar under control

To prevent microvascular disease, patients should monitor blood sugar regularly, control blood sugar levels, and avoid blood sugar fluctuations. Macrovascular disease is affected by a variety of risk factors, such as blood pressure, blood lipids, obesity, smoking, fatty liver, proteinuria, etc. Therefore, in addition to controlling blood sugar, lowering blood pressure, regulating lipids, controlling weight, and anticoagulation are also very important.

Control your weight and waistline

The high-density lipoprotein cholesterol in the blood of obese people is relatively low, which can easily cause blood vessel blockage, thickening of arterial walls, and vascular stenosis, which can easily lead to various cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

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You can use the following two indicators to evaluate whether you are fat or not:

Body mass index: Body mass index (BMI) = weight (kg) / height² (m²)

● According to my country's standards, a result below 18.5 is considered "underweight"; a result between 18.5 and 24 is considered normal weight; a result above 24 is considered "overweight";

● If your body mass index is over 28, it reaches the category of "obesity" and you need to start losing weight as soon as possible.

Waist circumference: Use a soft tape measure to wrap it horizontally around the skin 1 cm above the belly button. If the waist circumference of an adult male is ≥ 85 cm and the waist circumference of an adult female is ≥ 80 cm, it is over the standard and needs to be controlled.

Adults should get 7 to 8 hours of sleep

Sleeping too little will increase the risk of hypertension, coronary heart disease and heart failure. However, people who maintain sufficient sleep time and good quality of sleep, 7 to 8 hours a day, have a significantly reduced risk of cardiovascular disease.

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Annual physical examination

Blood vessel examinations are usually done with vascular ultrasound, which can initially determine whether blood vessels are blocked. This can be done once a year.

In addition, diabetic patients need to do the following once a year: fundus examination, urine routine, urine albumin/urine creatinine ratio (ACR), blood creatinine test, etc., to monitor the microvascular status of the eyes and kidneys and prevent other complications.

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Stay away from tobacco and alcohol

Tobacco and alcohol are the "nemesis" of blood vessels. Studies have found that smoking and drinking can increase blood viscosity by more than 8 times than normal. Therefore, staying away from tobacco and alcohol is the key to ensuring blood vessel health, and you should also stay away from secondhand smoke.

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Tips for saving traffic

1. Blood clots are most likely to get stuck in these 3 places

1. Venous thrombosis blocks the lungs;

2. Cardiac thrombosis tends to block the brain;

3. Arterial thrombosis can block the heart.

2. Pay attention to these 4 signs in your body

Dizziness, numbness, lameness, and swelling.

3. One action to check whether the blood vessels are blocked

Lower limb self-test: lift your legs for 1 minute.

4. 7 steps to make blood vessels "stronger"

1. Control salt, oil and sugar;