Patient's question:
I was diagnosed with myocardial ischemia while I was pregnant. Starting last week, I've been experiencing chest pain and always feeling tired, not wanting to move. What kind of disease is this? Does it have an impact now? How is myocardial ischemia treated?Doctor's answer:
Myocardial ischemia carries the risk of recurrent myocardial infarction and sudden death. Therefore, when myocardial ischemia is detected, early treatment is necessary. Active prevention efforts should be made to prevent the recurrence of atherosclerosis. If it has recurred, active treatment should be initiated, comprehensive prevention and treatment of inflammation and expansion should be carried out, and efforts should be made to reverse the condition. For patients who have developed complications due to recurrence, timely treatment should be administered, comprehensive prevention and treatment should be continued to prevent further deterioration, and the patient's lifespan should be prolonged. Since the main mechanism of recurrent myocardial ischemia is the imbalance between myocardial blood supply and demand, the treatment of myocardial ischemia essentially involves enhancing the oxygen supply to the heart muscle and increasing myocardial oxygen consumption, thereby restoring a new balance between myocardial oxygen supply and demand.