1, processing method
(1) To treat any disease, taking medicine is our first choice, and dilated cardiomyopathy is no exception. For the treatment of dilated cardiomyopathy, drug methods are also needed. Although there is no specific medicine to treat the disease at present, we can choose the appropriate medicine according to its symptoms.
(2) If the patient's condition is serious and the drug can't achieve good results, then surgery is needed. The operation mentioned here mainly refers to heart transplantation, which can not only cure the disease, but also prolong the life of the patient. However, the operation is relatively large and requires the patient's body to bear the damage caused by the operation. Moreover, this kind of operation is expensive, and patients need to measure their economic strength.
2. Main symptoms
(1) Congestive heart failure is the most prominent manifestation of this disease, among which shortness of breath and edema are the most common. Its occurrence is mainly due to the decrease of ventricular contractility, compliance and fluid retention, which leads to insufficient cardiac output and/or excessive increase of ventricular filling pressure. Symptoms of left heart failure may occur, which are often manifested as progressive fatigue or decreased labor endurance, difficulty breathing hard, sitting breathing and paroxysmal nocturnal breathing.
(2) Arrhythmia: various rapid or slow arrhythmias may occur, even the first clinical manifestation of the disease; Severe arrhythmia is a common cause of sudden death.
(3) Embolism: Heart, brain, kidney or pulmonary embolism may occur. Thrombosis comes from an enlarged ventricle or atrium, especially when accompanied by atrial fibrillation. Peripheral vascular embolism is occasionally the first symptom of the disease.
(4) Chest pain: Although the main coronary artery is normal, about13 patients still have chest pain, which may be related to unknown factors such as pulmonary hypertension, pericardial involvement and microvascular myocardial ischemia.
Step 3 pay attention to your diet
(1) Eat less per meal, and don't be too full. It is appropriate to be full at seven or eight points.
(2) It is not advisable to eat salty food. Eating too much salt can easily lead to hypertension and cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
(3) Try to make the food soft and rotten, which is convenient for the elderly to digest and absorb.
(4) Eat more vegetables and eat more appropriately. Because fresh vegetables are rich in vitamins, minerals and cellulose, they play an important role in protecting the cardiovascular system and preventing tumors and constipation. Elderly patients with dilated cardiomyopathy should be vigilant.
(5) Eat more fruits, which are rich in vitamins and trace elements. These nutrients play an important role in maintaining the pH balance of body fluids.