Stroke (Paralysis) is like a dark nightmare that we fear the most. The possibility of suddenly losing control of one side of our body, or of not being able to say even a simple word when we want to, makes us feel sad. Maybe for some, being disabled and dependent on someone else is worse than death. One of the leading causes of stroke is heart rhythm disorders.
Rhythm disorders, which manifest themselves with a feeling of palpitations in the heart, are a problem that many people frequently experience. Moreover, if left untreated, the risk of causing a stroke is 5 times higher. Even though the rate in Turkey is 3 percent, mutilation rates are very high.
How does a clot form in the heart?
AF Since the upper chambers of the heart lose their ability to contract and can only vibrate, they cannot pump the blood inside them. The rapidly moving blood in the contracting atria becomes quite stagnant and eventually a clot develops. Wherever the clot is thrown, the function of that organ is impaired. The most common place for clots in the heart is our brain. The clot stops the blood flow in the vessel it blocks. The brain area left without oxygen cannot do its job. If the area that is deprived of blood is the center that allows us to speak, we will not be able to talk. If the centers that move our arms and legs are deprived of blood, we will not be able to walk.
Early treatment reduces the risk of stroke in atrial fibrillation patients!
How can we prevent it? ?
The only way to prevent stroke in AF patients is to make it harder for blood to clot. It is necessary to frequently check how much clotting has slowed down, or as the public say, the degree of blood thinning effect, with blood tests to be performed at regular intervals, a test called INR.
“The duty of heart doctors is no longer to protect the heart. , has become protecting the brain.”
Recently, with the increase in cigarette consumption in women, vascular diseases have increasingly become the disease of our age. The whole society is getting fat, and weight problems increase blood pressure and sugar. All these factors combine and result in a snowball-like exponential increase in cardiovascular diseases. Cardiovascular diseases are responsible for one in every two deaths. When vascular disease occurs in the vessels leading to the brain, this appears as a stroke. Controlling high blood pressure and cholesterol levels is very important for our brain health. It is important.
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