What are the risks of carotid plaque? What are the possible health effects?

Some middle-aged and elderly people have carotid plaque, in fact, it is very common, if you want to judge whether the risk of carotid plaque is large, you still need to look at the size of the carotid plaque, the size of the plaque will directly determine whether the carotid plaque has a great impact on the carotid artery blood flow, if it is too large, the risk will be greater, if it is smaller, it will not bring much harm to the human body. When the carotid plaque grows to a certain extent, it will affect the blood circulation, once the blood is blocked, the blood can not flow normally to the heart and brain, it will produce cardiac and cerebral ischemia, such as stroke, myocardial infarction and other serious conditions may affect the safety of people's lives. At the same time, it may also cause coronary heart disease, hyperlipidemia and other cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

Control your calorie intake.

It is necessary to control the calorie intake in the diet, because the intake of too many calories will have a certain impact on cardiovascular risk. Therefore, we should learn to control the diet, focus on light diet and easy-to-digest food, ensure adequate intake of various nutrients, eat more fresh vegetables, fruits and whole grains, etc., eat less high-fat and high-cholesterol foods, such as fatty meat, animal liver, and reduce salt and sugar to avoid being too obese.

Scientific medication. In addition to dietary interventions, medication is also very important. Because high blood pressure, hyperlipidemia, and diabetes are all important factors leading to the formation of atherosclerotic plaques, so if you suffer from these diseases, you must actively cooperate with the doctor's **, to take drugs to reasonably control blood lipids, blood pressure and blood sugar, and do not stop taking drugs at will.

Finally, there are many reasons for the formation of carotid plaque, if the blood is too viscous, it will lead to plaque sclerosis, resulting in arterial blockage, and some are because of perennial smoking and drinking, so if there is such a bad habit, it is necessary to quit as soon as possible.

The hazards of carotid plaque are related to the nature, location, and shape of the plaque. Among them, the main hazard is ischemic stroke, which is more common in patients with unstable plaques. Unstable plaque, also known as soft plaque and fragile plaque, is irregular in shape and easy to fall off, and can block the cerebral blood vessels with blood flow after falling off, causing ischemic stroke, resulting in symptoms such as hemiplegia, aphasia, crooked eyes and slanted mouth.

In patients with stable plaques, the plaques are calcified, firm, and not easy to fall off and rupture, so they are not easy to cause cerebral vascular embolism or corresponding symptoms.

This may result in carotid artery dysfunction, which affects normal chewing and can also affect normal digestion, leading to a decrease in appetite. It can also lead to cancer. The health effects are particularly negative, which may cause cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases, and may also lead to cerebral infarction.

It is particularly easy to cause insufficient blood supply to the brain, which will hurt people's intelligence and language system, cause thrombosis or blood vessel blockage, easily lead to hemiplegia or hemiplegia, and may also cause sudden cerebral death. It can also cause cerebral infarction or myocardial infarction.