Is arteriosclerosis serious in the elderly

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The health of the elderly is a focus of social concern. It can be said that the health of the elderly can reflect the level of economic development of a country and the quality of a country. Let's know if the vascular sclerosis in the elderly is serious.

Is arteriosclerosis serious in the elderly

First, arteriosclerosis is a kind of non-inflammatory lesion of the artery, which can make the wall of the artery thicken, harden, lose elasticity and narrow the lumen. Arteriosclerosis is a kind of vascular disease with the growth of age, which usually occurs in adolescence, and becomes more and more serious in the middle and old age. Male is more than female. In recent years, the disease has increased gradually in China.

Second: in addition to age, hypertension, high cholesterol, diabetes, smoking, lack of physical activity and obesity can accelerate the occurrence and development of atherosclerosis. The harm of arteriosclerosis is particularly great. It is necessary to guard against the "killer" of arteriosclerosis and do a good job in prevention. We should eat more fruits and vegetables, drink more milk and supplement some calcium.

Third: many elderly people have different degrees of vascular sclerosis phenomenon, blood vessels are very elastic, in order to make the blood flow smoothly, so the inner wall is very soft. But the formation of arteriosclerosis of blood vessels, will thicken and harden, the inner wall of the tumor (porridge like sclerosis nest), this is because of cholesterol, platelet adhesion caused by the uplift. As a result, the lumen narrows.

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The old people's blood vessels are certainly not as good as the young people's, and the specific severity of sclerosis depends on the person. The physical quality who is good at activities at ordinary times is better, and the health level of blood vessels is certainly high. The old people with severe sclerosis can exercise more muscles and bones.