Man suffers myocardial infarction while playing basketball

We often hear reports that people will have complications when they exercise too excitedly, and some may even suffer shock or even myocardial infarction. Myocardial infarction during playing ball is because the sport is too intense. Some people are born with bad heart. As a patient with a bad heart who is worried about myocardial infarction, you should pay attention to rest, reduce excessive exercise, and exercise appropriately, which is beneficial to your health.

Preventive care 1. Avoid overwork: especially avoid lifting heavy objects. It may induce myocardial infarction in elderly patients with coronary heart disease.

2. Relax your mind: live happily and be able to stay calm about everything.

3. Pay special attention when taking a bath: Do not take a bath when you are full or hungry. The water temperature should be equivalent to body temperature, and the bathing time should not be too long. Patients with more severe coronary heart disease should take a bath with the help of others.

Pathological etiology

Most patients have coronary atherosclerosis and stenosis. Due to certain factors, the coronary atherosclerotic plaques rupture, and the platelets in the blood gather on the surface of the ruptured plaques to form blood clots (thrombi), which suddenly block the coronary artery lumen and cause myocardial ischemia and necrosis. In addition, a sharp increase in myocardial oxygen consumption or coronary artery spasm can also induce acute myocardial infarction. Common causes are as follows:

Overwork (30%)

Excessive physical labor, especially climbing stairs with heavy loads, excessive physical activity, continuous stress and fatigue, etc., can increase the burden on the heart and suddenly increase the myocardial oxygen demand. The coronary arteries of patients with coronary heart disease have become hardened and narrowed and cannot fully expand, causing myocardial ischemia. Severe physical stress can also induce plaque rupture and lead to acute myocardial infarction.

Overeating (15%)

Many cases of myocardial infarction occur after overeating. After eating a large amount of high-fat, high-calorie food, blood lipid concentration suddenly increases, leading to increased blood viscosity and increased platelet aggregation. Thrombosis forms on the basis of coronary artery stenosis, causing acute myocardial infarction.

Constipation (13%)

Constipation is very common among the elderly. Clinically, it is not uncommon for elderly people to suffer myocardial infarction due to holding their breath due to constipation. The elderly must pay enough attention to this and keep their bowel movements smooth.

Smoking and heavy drinking (10%)

Smoking and heavy drinking can induce acute myocardial infarction by inducing coronary artery spasm and increasing myocardial oxygen consumption.

Excitement (6%)

It is triggered by intense emotional changes such as excitement, tension, and anger.

Cold stimulation (5%)

Sudden cold stimulation may induce acute myocardial infarction. Therefore, patients with coronary heart disease should pay great attention to keeping warm. The cold seasons in winter and spring are one of the reasons for the high incidence of acute myocardial infarction.