Men should beware of sudden death at high-pressure work

“When the onset of the disease occurred, I felt a tearing pain in my chest, as if I was about to die." Yesterday morning, the reporter visited the Jiangsu Provincial Center Hospital Lao Ma, who saw a ruptured artery in the cardiology ward and survived the catastrophe, still has lingering fears when talking about the scene when he fell ill a few days ago.

　　Lao Ma is only 53 years old. He is usually busy with work and under great pressure. On the day I got sick, I worked overtime at work until 12:30 at night. When I got home, I worked at my desk again and got ready around 1:40 in the morning. sleep At that time, I suddenly felt a tearing pain in my chest and broke into a cold sweat all over my body. Although the phone was close at hand, I just couldn't reach it. I finally dialed 120 and was called. first aid He was in shock when he was sent to the emergency center of the Provincial Hospital of Traditional Chinese Medicine.

　　Shen Le, the doctor on duty in the Department of Cardiology, based on the patient’s clinical It was highly suspected that it was a dangerous aortic dissection. While actively rescuing the patient, he notified Wang Zhenxing, deputy director of the Department of Cardiology, Shi Haibo, and relevant department staff. After CT and other examinations confirmed that the patient had aortic dissection, doctors such as Wang Zhenxing quickly inserted a covered stent into the patient's aortic dissection to stop the bleeding.

According to Wang Zhenxing, deputy director of the cardiology department of the hospital, aortic dissection is an extremely dangerous disease with a very high mortality rate. The mortality rate in the acute stage can reach 35%-71%. Several large hospitals in Nanjing encounter dozens of cases every year, but few can successfully rescue them. Aortic dissection refers to a tear in the intima of the aorta, and circulating blood enters the aortic muscle wall through the tear, resulting in delamination of the blood vessel wall. Because it looks like acute myocardial infarction when it is discovered, it is easy to miss the diagnosis.

　　According to Chen Xiaohu, director of the Department of Cardiology who participated in the rescue, patients usually have high work pressure and are prone to irritability and mood swings at work. In addition, they also have Hyperlipidemia Medical history and unstable blood pressure, several risk factors may induce the occurrence of this disease. Patients with arterial rupture used to have elderly Mostly. Nowadays, due to the fast pace of life and high work pressure, the incidence rate has increased significantly, and the age of onset has also dropped.