Patient's question:
My uncle has high blood pressure for nearly twenty years, with a peak of 180/140. His normal blood pressure is 140/100. Recently, he was rescued due to angina pectoris and has been feeling weak, short of breath, and chest tightness. Is severe diastolic dysfunction heart failure serious?Doctor's answer:
The symptoms should be coronary heart disease, caused by qi and blood deficiency leading to insufficient blood supply to the heart, loss of nutrition in the myocardium, cerebral edema, and hypoxia. This results in chest pain, shortness of breath, and other symptoms. Heart dysfunction, also known as heart failure, will manifest in many ways. The most common symptoms include palpitations, fatigue, shortness of breath, and decreased exercise tolerance. It is recommended to supplement qi and blood, use blood-activating and blood-stasis-resolving medications such as Xuefu Zhuyu Pian (Blood Mansion Removing Stasis Tablets) and Fufang Danshen Pian (Compound Salvia Miltiorrhiza Tablets) for treatment. Additionally, maintaining a calm mindset, avoiding excessive mental stress, adopting a low-salt and low-fat diet, refraining from smoking and alcohol, and avoiding overexertion are all important.