Cardiosclerosis is atherosclerotic, postinfarction: treatment of ischemic heart disease

Cardiosclerosis , or heart sclerosis is a condition where connective scar tissue develops in the cardiac muscle.

Reasons: atherosclerotic factor, myocarditis, after acute acute myocardial infarction( diagnosis of "postinfarction cardiosclerosis").Let's talk about the causes and treatment of folk remedies at home and the means of official traditional medicine.

atherosclerotic cardio Causes

There are two main forms of Cardiosclerosis - myocarditic and atherosclerotic. This article will focus mainly on the atherosclerotic form of cardiosclerosis.

In the development of atherosclerotic cardiosclerosis, the compensatory phenomena occurring in the cardiac muscle are of great importance. If, in the presence of a common atherosclerotic process in the body, compensation coronary vascular reconstruction is not enough, then the connective and fibrous tissue in the myocardium multiplies more. Conversely, with good development of collateral( additional) blood circulation, the muscle tissue of the heart does not undergo cicatricial degeneration, and its mass only increases.

Symptoms and signs of IHD

The cardiosclerosis clinic consists of the following syndromes:

1. Rhythm and conduction disturbance.
2. Violation of the contractility of the heart.
3. Cardiovascular failure.

Depending on the prevailing syndrome, the corresponding symptomatology develops.

Sometimes the first place is the phenomenon of coronary heart disease - conduction disorder, and the patient complains of a heartbeat, rapid heart rate, extrasystole( cardiac stroke), tachycardia. In other cases, the cardiovascular disease prevails - swelling, shortness of breath, pain in the heart area, etc.

The disease has a progressive course with periods of relative improvement that can last for several years. The general condition of the patient depends on the progression of the underlying disease( atherosclerosis, rheumatism, heart attack), the frequency of rheumatic attacks and lifestyle.

In cardiosclerosis treatment should primarily be directed to the underlying disease, mitigation of the phenomena of coronary insufficiency, the elimination of rhythm disturbances and cardiac conduction.

Treatment: general recommendations

A patient with cardiosclerosis should avoid heavy physical exertion and stressful situations. But lack of exercise and a sedentary lifestyle with cardiosclerosis are also contraindicated. Therefore, the patient should choose the golden mean. Physiotherapy, spa treatment under the supervision of specialists, as well as moderate physical activity will always bring help with this disease.

Folk remedies at home

How to treat and how to cure heart sclerosis at home? Natural medicine advises affordable home remedies for cardiosclerosis.

Prepare collection 1 :

1. root of hawthorn - 1 tbsp.a spoon;Cream of caraway seeds - 1 teaspoon.

Grind, mix. Pour collection 300 ml of boiling water, insist the night in a thermos, strain. Drink during the day in 4-5 receptions.

Prepare collection 2:

1. leaves vinca small - 1.5 tsp;
2. grass mistletoe white - 1,5 tsp.
3. herb yarrow - 1 tbsp.a spoon;
4. hawthorn flowers - 1.5 tsp.

Mix everything, grind 1 tablespoon of the mixture, pour 300 ml of boiling water, leave for 1 hour. Drink during the day in 3-4 hours.

To improve heart function, it is recommended to eat 2 chicken egg whites, whipped with 2 teaspoons of sour cream and 1 teaspoon of honey on an empty stomach.

Home curd is indispensable for general atherosclerosis, as well as for cardiosclerosis.

Patients should eat daily at least 100 g of this healthy product.

The root of elecampane. 300 g of dried root, chop, pour 500 ml of vodka, insist 14 days in a cool place, strain. Take 25-30 g three times a day with water.

Juice of red currant, decoction of rowan bark and infusion of its fruits is also very useful for patients with cardiosclerosis.

Prepare collection 3:

1. lemon balm leaves - 20 g;
2. goose grass goose grass - 30 g;
3. herb rue fragrant - 30 g;
4. lily of the valley flowers - 10 g.

1 tablespoon of the collection pour a glass of boiling water, insist 1 hour, strain. Take 1 tablespoon 3 times daily before meals.

Infusion of hawthorn fruit prickly ( 30 berries for a glass of boiling water) is recommended to drink daily as a general atherosclerosis, and with cardiosclerosis.

Tincture of aralia of Manchurian ( 5 g of raw material per 50 g of alcohol).Insist 14 days in a dark and cool place. Take 30-40 drops 3 times a day for a month. For a year it is necessary to spend 3-4 courses of treatment.

Tablespoon buckwheat flowers brew 500 ml of boiling water and leave for 2 hours in a warm place. Strain. Drink warm in half a glass 3-4 times a day.

Patient with cardiosclerosis, it is useful to eat one day a lemon ( with sugar, honey) or drink its juice daily.

Mix a glass of onion juice with a glass of liquid honey. Take 1 tablespoon 30 minutes before meals 3 times a day. Keep the mixture in the refrigerator. The drug is also effective in cerebrosclerosis.

Peel half the of the lemon, , chop, pour with a glass of needles( 1 tablespoon of needles into a glass of boiling water).Boil 3 minutes, insist 3 hours, strain and take the mixture 3 times a day. The course of treatment is 2 weeks. After a one-week break, repeat treatment. Bread cherry, garlic, cranberries, blackberries and currants with cardiosclerosis are useful for oral administration in any form.

Treatment of myocardial atherosclerosis with official medicine

Treatment of myocardial cardiosclerosis depends on its manifestations( circulatory insufficiency, arrhythmia, etc.) and is carried out according to the same principles as in atherosclerotic cardiosclerosis. The main directions of therapy:

1. elimination of coronary insufficiency( vasodilating, anticoagulants);
2. elimination of heart failure;
3. elimination of rhythm and conduction disorders;
4. treatment of atherosclerosis.

In case of decompensation, cardiac glycosides( Strofantin, Corligon), potassium salts are used.

Assign Methyluracil( suppresses the function of the thyroid gland and reduces basal metabolism, which facilitates the work of the heart).

Quinidine, Novokainamide is used to reduce atrial fibrillation.

Treatment of cardiosclerosis is carried out by diuretics, peripheral vasodilators, antiarrhythmics. All patients with cardiosclerosis showed a restriction of physical activity.

In aneurysm of the heart, surgical treatment can be indicated, with severe conduction disorders - implantation of the pacemaker.

Source: Iligov GN Official and traditional medicine. The most detailed encyclopedia.- Moscow: Izd-vo Eksmo, 2012.