After the diagnosis of this disease, half of them will not live for 5 years. Remember these things to save lives!

　　CCTV News:The 26th is the National Heart Failure Day. Since 2015, relevant departments have determined this day, and this year is the third. As one of the most important and serious cardiovascular diseases, heart failure is a serious problem faced by aging countries all over the world, but it is often ignored by patients.

　　What is heart failure? Look at these "sad" symptoms. Have you won?

　　When the heart load increases or the muscle is damaged, its blood pumping function decreases, just like a "ball" with decreased elasticity. The output blood volume can’t meet the needs of organs and tissues, and the blood can’t flow back to the heart smoothly. This state is called heart failure, which is referred to as "heart failure" for short. The following symptoms are common: shortness of breath when lying down, heavy chest like a heavy stone, sudden tightening of clothes and shoes, loss of appetite, dizziness, anxiety, persistent cough, fatigue or fatigue all day, oliguria and edema of lower limbs. Experts suggest that the above-mentioned "sad" symptoms should be treated promptly. Exclude related diseases, and treat them in strict accordance with the doctor’s advice after diagnosis, and do not change or stop using drugs by yourself.

　　Half of the neglected severe cases died within five years after diagnosis.

　　At present, the incidence of heart failure is rising rapidly and becoming younger. It is estimated that there are more than 11 million patients with heart failure in China, and one in every 10 people over 70 years old suffers from heart failure. There are also some young patients aged 30 and 40 in clinic.

　　In addition, there are many "reserve forces" of heart failure in China-coronary heart disease, hypertension, valvular heart disease, diabetes and other diseases can all cause heart failure in the later stage.

　　The mortality rate of heart failure is very high, about 50% patients died within 5 years after diagnosis, and about 20% patients died within 1 year after diagnosis. The mortality rate is even 2-3 times that of cancers such as breast cancer and intestinal cancer.

　　Although there are many patients with heart failure in China, many people don’t understand it. About one-third of them mistake the symptoms of heart failure for the normal phenomenon of aging, and one-quarter of them go to the hospital at least one week after the symptoms of heart failure appear.

　　Actively prevent and control early diagnosis and early treatment. Remember these can save lives!

　　The key to the prevention of heart failure is to intervene the risk factors of heart failure. If you want to have a good prognosis, the key point is to intervene early, and first actively control various cardiovascular risk factors, such as obese patients to lose weight.

　　Those without related diseases should stay away from unhealthy lifestyles, ensure adequate sleep and avoid fatigue. Emotional excitement is a major factor in inducing heart failure, so you should keep a cheerful mood at ordinary times and keep a good attitude when something happens. Recently, the temperature has plummeted, and the cold weather is the "enemy" of heart patients, which is easy to cause the condition to deteriorate, so we should pay attention to keeping warm and keeping out the cold.

　　Many patients don’t understand the characteristics of heart failure, stop taking drugs on their own when their symptoms improve slightly, and don’t have reasonable life management, which leads to repeated attacks, hospitalization, aggravation and even death, which brings great burden to society and families. According to statistics, patients with heart failure are hospitalized for an average of 2.4 times a year, and the average length of hospitalization is as long as 22 days. The annual hospitalization fee is nearly 40,000 yuan, but the medicine fee only accounts for 8%. Experts pointed out that if patients can regulate effective medication, the chances of hospitalization can be reduced.

　　In recent 20 years, the emergence of some innovative drugs has greatly improved the prognosis and mortality of patients with heart failure, but the cost is high, and experts also call for it to be included in medical insurance as soon as possible.

　　"Without the health of the whole people, there will be no overall well-off." Medical and health services are directly related to people’s health. With China paying more attention to prevention and health promotion, shifting the focus of work and sinking resources, the development mode has changed from disease-centered to health-centered; It is believed that with some old-age care institutions and family wards improving their mechanisms, allowing patients to go to hospitals to mainly adjust their medication and implement it in family wards, and all sectors of society will increase the prevention of related diseases by popular science, which will surely significantly improve people’s health level and promote the construction of a healthy China.