Right chest tightness, shortness of breath, throat congestion

Although the right chest is far away from the heart, chest tightness may also be related to heart dysfunction. Chest tightness accompanied by shortness of breath and throat congestion is most likely a symptom of cardiovascular disease. When symptoms occur, you need to rest in time and avoid overwork. The patient's family needs to observe whether the condition worsens to determine whether it is an acute disease such as myocardial infarction. How should we deal with these symptoms? Let’s find out through the following article.

Chest tightness, shortness of breath, dyspnea and a foreign body sensation in the throat are mainly caused by liver qi disharmony in the body, which leads to local phlegm and qi stagnation blocking the airway. In this case, you should pay more attention to rest. Eat a light diet, eat less spicy food, and pay more attention to keeping a good mood.

Dyspnea is a typical symptom. The main manifestations of heart failure are: typical heart failure patients have difficulty breathing, shortness of breath, chest tightness, and shortness of breath after activities or when lying down at night. Severe cases also feel difficulty breathing when resting. Some are also accompanied by lower limb edema, especially in the ankles, enlarged liver, upper abdominal tenderness, and purple lips.

Patients with coronary heart disease should be particularly alert to asymptomatic heart failure, because in the early stages they can often move freely and their work and life are not affected, but they experience shortness of breath, chest tightness, and shortness of breath after activity, and the symptoms disappear after rest; or they may suddenly experience suffocation, chest tightness, and wake up at night and be forced to sit up, and the symptoms disappear after a few minutes. Because there are no symptoms during the day, it is often ignored.

For patients with cardiovascular disease, self-care to prevent heart failure is very important. Patients with cardiovascular disease need to pay attention to the following four points in daily life:

1. Perform electrocardiograms regularly to observe whether there are any obstructions in left ventricular function, left ventricular ejection fraction, and whether the heart cavity is enlarged.

2. Actively prevent and treat coronary artery disease and myocardial ischemia.

3. Under the guidance of a doctor, taking ACEI (such as captopril, enalapril) and beta-receptor blockers (such as metoprolol) can reduce the incidence and mortality of heart failure.

4. While actively taking medication, patients with chronic heart failure should also pay close attention to the factors that worsen their condition in order to respond actively and effectively. For example, chronic heart failure caused by hypertensive heart disease. If blood pressure is not well controlled, heart failure will certainly not be well controlled; unhealthy diet, such as unbalanced diet and excessive salt intake.

I believe that with the above specific analysis and introduction, everyone can better deal with the problem of breathing difficulties. I also hope that patients can deal with this situation correctly, and emergency handling work should be mastered correctly.