The mortality rate of cerebral infarction remains high. Experts remind: these 6 groups of people must pay attention!

Cerebral infarction, also known as ischemic stroke, refers to ischemic necrosis or softening of localized brain tissue caused by impaired blood supply to the brain, ischemia and hypoxia.

The clinical symptoms of cerebral infarction are very complex. In mild cases, there may be no symptoms at all, or symptoms may appear as recurrent limb paralysis or dizziness. In severe cases, not only limb paralysis may occur, but also acute coma, epilepsy, and even death.

Who is more likely to suffer a cerebral infarction?

Department of Cardiology, Affiliated Hospital of Binzhou Medical College

Attending physician Dong Binchang gives you professional answers

01. People with a family history of cerebral infarction

Patients with cerebral infarction generally have a family history. Therefore, if there is a patient with cerebral infarction among the elders in the family, you should pay attention and be vigilant, and prevent the occurrence of cerebral infarction in your daily life and diet.

02. Hypertensive patients

Hypertension is easily accompanied by cerebral infarction and has the characteristics of an independent "risk factor" among many factors that induce cerebral infarction.

Hypertension can easily cause atherosclerosis, which in turn leads to vascular endothelial damage and thrombosis, becoming the pathological basis of cerebral infarction. Therefore, actively controlling hypertension is of great significance in preventing and reducing the occurrence of cerebral infarction.

03. Diabetic patients

The metabolic disorder in diabetic patients, in addition to causing vascular lesions, can also increase blood viscosity, thereby easily promoting thrombosis and causing cerebral infarction.

04. Obese people

Obesity is related to endocrine and metabolic disorders, increased blood cholesterol and triglycerides, and decreased high-density lipoprotein. In addition, obese people are often accompanied by diabetes, hypertension, coronary heart disease and other diseases, which are all risk factors for stroke.

05. Heavy smokers

Smokers generally have higher blood viscosity. In addition, when carbon monoxide is inhaled into the body, it can damage the arterial walls, increase platelet aggregation, lead to thrombosis, and cause cerebral infarction.

06. Elderly people

It is more common in middle-aged and elderly people aged 45 to 70. The body functions of middle-aged and elderly people gradually decline, and lipid metabolism begins to become unbalanced. It is easy to develop hyperlipidemia and then cause cerebral infarction.