What diseases can the Department of Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Medicine treat?

Generally, the cardiovascular department can treat diseases such as coronary atherosclerotic heart disease, hypertension, hyperlipidemia, heart failure, myocardial infarction, and others. Details are as follows:

1. Coronary Atherosclerotic Heart Disease: This disease is caused by atherosclerosis of the coronary arteries, leading to narrowing or blockage of the vascular lumen, resulting in myocardial ischemia and hypoxia. The cardiovascular department can restore myocardial blood supply, control disease progression, and reduce the risk of future cardiovascular events through medication, interventional therapy, and lifestyle modifications.

2. Hypertension: Hypertension is a clinical syndrome characterized primarily by elevated arterial blood pressure in the systemic circulation. Long-term hypertension can damage vital organs such as the heart, brain, and kidneys, leading to complications including cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases and renal failure. The cardiovascular department can control blood pressure levels and reduce the risk of cardiovascular disease through pharmacological treatment, lifestyle adjustments, and individualized therapy.

3. Hyperlipidemia: This condition refers to elevated levels of lipid components in the blood, which can lead to atherosclerosis and increase the risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases. The cardiovascular department reduces lipid levels in the blood, such as cholesterol and triglycerides, by using lipid-lowering medications to regulate lipid metabolism, thereby reducing lipid deposition in blood vessel walls, delaying or preventing the progression of atherosclerosis, and lowering the risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.

4. Heart Failure: This condition refers to the heart's inability to pump sufficient blood to meet the needs of venous return and tissue metabolism. It can develop from various heart diseases, such as coronary atherosclerotic heart disease and hypertensive heart disease. The cardiovascular department can reduce the heart's workload, improve cardiac function, and enhance patients' quality of life by administering diuretics, vasodilator drugs, cardiac resynchronization therapy, and implantable cardioverter-defibrillators.

5. Myocardial Infarction: This disease is caused by acute and prolonged ischemia and hypoxia of the coronary arteries, resulting in myocardial necrosis. The cardiovascular department can rapidly restore coronary blood flow through thrombolytic drugs or interventional procedures, allowing the ischemic myocardium to regain blood supply, salvaging dying myocardial cells, reducing infarct size, decreasing the risk of complications, and improving patient prognosis.

In daily life, it is important to develop healthy lifestyle habits and avoid consuming spicy and irritating foods such as pepper, chili, and garlic, which may hinder recovery.