Will angina pectoris cause sudden death? Timely treatment is the most important thing

Angina pectoris is most common in men over 40 years old. Excessive fatigue and emotional fluctuations are the main causes of angina pectoris. If angina pectoris is properly and promptly treated scientifically after an attack, it will not threaten life safety. Patients and their families should take precautions.

1. Will angina pectoris cause sudden death?

Angina pectoris does not directly pose a threat to life. Generally, this pain lasts for 3 to 5 minutes each time. However, some people believe that angina pectoris poses a threat to human life. This is mainly because many people with angina pectoris also have coronary heart disease or other diseases such as myocardial infarction. When angina pectoris occurs, it means that these diseases are very severe. If not treated at this time, it can lead to death.

For example, coronary heart disease is one of the diseases with the highest mortality rate in the world. In our country, the number of deaths due to coronary heart disease has ranked second. This has to be said to be extremely serious. In many cases, when coronary heart disease is severe, it can induce angina pectoris and cause myocardial necrosis, leading to death.

When coronary heart disease induces angina pectoris, it means that the myocardium is severely ischemic and hypoxic. In this case, if it is not treated actively, it can easily lead to myocardial infarction or induce myocardial necrosis. If it is allowed to continue to develop, the possibility of death of the patient is very high. This is why it is necessary to actively deal with and rescue when angina pectoris occurs.

Therefore, angina pectoris can threaten a person's life and should be taken seriously. Often the occurrence of angina pectoris means myocardial ischemia and hypoxia. Just imagine, if a person's myocardium is severely ischemic and hypoxic, the consequences will be extremely serious and may even lead to cardiac arrest.

Generally speaking, if angina pectoris lasts for more than 10 minutes, it becomes exacerbated angina pectoris. This type of angina pectoris is extremely likely to induce myocardial infarction and is prone to sudden death. If you know that you have this disease, it is best to carry a medical kit with you and take medicine immediately when angina pectoris occurs.

2. Professional Nursing

1. Adjust your daily life and workload, engage in regular activities and exercise, and avoid fatigue.

2. Adjust your diet structure, eat light, easily digestible, low-salt, low-fat, low-cholesterol food, eat small meals frequently, and avoid overeating. Obese people need to restrict their dietary calories.

3. Quit smoking, drinking, strong tea, coffee and stimulating food to prevent coronary artery spasm and aggravate myocardial ischemia and hypoxia.

4. Keep your emotions stable and avoid getting excited and nervous.

5. Keep bowel movements smooth, avoid straining during bowel movements, and eat more fruits and high-fiber foods.

6. Avoid cold stimulation and keep warm. Treat disorders that may worsen angina, such as high blood pressure, diabetes, heart failure, anemia, and abnormal heart rhythms. Inform the patient that the symptoms of angina pectoris are pain behind the sternum, which may radiate to the left upper arm, neck, and chest. The chest pain is often oppressive, stuffy, or tight. Provide patients with written information on medication and instruct them on how to take it correctly.