*Vessel Health Series by Name*

1. Professor Kim Dong-ik of vascular surgery at Samsung Medical Center, the key to vascular management is 'first treatment'

2. Kim Mi-hyun, a professor of circulatory medicine at Ilsan Cha Hospital, "vascular red light"

for postmenopausal women

3. Chung Geun-hwa, a professor of neurology at Seoul National University Hospital, signals indicating 'stroke'

4. Choi Yoon-seok, a professor of circulatory medicine at Yeouido St. Mary's Hospital, "stroke"

regardless of age

5. Han Dong-ha, director of Han Dong-ha Oriental Medicine Clinic, How to Get Out of 'Fat Vascular Syndrome'

I heard cardiovascular disease has nothing to do with age. 

That's right. You see young patients whose blood vessels have been damaged by greasy eating habits, stress, and smoking. In particular, cigarettes are fatal to cardiovascular disease, with more than 90% of patients who cause myocardial infarction before the age of 40 being smokers. Even if it is not necessarily a result of stroke or myocardial infarction, vascular diseases in young people are more serious than in middle-aged people. If the elderly take medicine for about 10 years from diagnosis to death, young people have to take anti-thrombotic drugs and anti-platelet drugs for decades, which can cause gastrointestinal disorders and unexpected side effects if taken with other drugs.

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there were cases where people were hospitalized for stroke in their 40s. 

Cardiovascular disease does not necessarily occur in the elderly people. No matter how good a name is, there is no way to prevent an "accident" that occurs suddenly, but you can reduce the probability. It's inspection and management. Don't dwell too much on the same rules once a few years or older, and if you feel uncomfortable, it's a good idea to get your "first diagnosis" as soon as possible. If symptoms appear through diagnosis, constant management is important from then on.

Some people are wondering whether it is a “drug” or “surgery” ahead of

arteriosclerosis treatment.

Resolution depends on the area or degree of blockage and patient condition. For example, if the blockage of the blood vessels is not 50%, you can buy time with medication, but if it is 80-90%, you should do the procedure as soon as possible.

People with

diabetes, poor kidney function, or a disease that causes blood clots often decide to operate because they may suddenly develop the disease even if the degree of blockage is relatively minor. You might think stenting is the most obvious thing, but it's not only expensive, but there's also the problem of having to take anti-thrombotic drugs for life. Therefore, it is determined by a combination of various matters whether it is a drug or a surgery.

Is there anything I should keep in mind in my daily life regarding vascular health? 

Broadly many. In addition to greasy food and lack of exercise, blood vessels deteriorate due to various factors. For example, fine dust tends to stick to the blood vessels at the end of the alveoli through the nose or mucous membrane, and normal lung cells can also be attacked by secreting inflammatory substances from the body to remove foreign substances.

Sleep Apnea is prone to hypoxia due to poor breathing, and in this case, blood pressure rises and cardiac hypertrophy occurs. When certain hormones are released to solve this problem, the walls of blood vessels become thick. Because of these microscopic factors, even a small increase in individual blood pressure leads to a significant change in the national mortality rate. That's why it's important to constantly manage and prevent blood vessels.