Many people have a certain understanding of the early manifestations of heart disease such as chest tightness and palpitation. They know that they will go to the hospital promptly after the attack. However, Tang Hao, deputy chief physician of the Department of Cardiology at Fuwai Hospital, Chinese Academy of Medical Sciences, reminds that various kinds of heart diseases may not be available. In the above symptoms, sometimes there are some surface signals, require the patient to observe, early detection and early treatment.
Skin: Chronic heart failure, the skin of patients with advanced pulmonary heart disease can be dark brown or dark purple, which is related to long-term hypoxia of the body tissue; Rheumatic heart disease, patients with mitral stenosis, face dark red; Mitral valve insufficiency The patient may have a pale appearance; the heart pumping dysfunction causes the body to suffer from hypoxia, and may cause the skin and mucous membrane to become bluish-purple (hair blisters). Infants and young children or children with cyanosis, common in tetralogy of Fallot, dislocation of large arteries, etc. Hair cyanosis, common in chronic heart failure, pulmonary heart disease, etc.
Drumstick finger (toe): The tip of the finger (toe) is thick and thick like a cymbal, the normal depression of the skin disappears, the soft tissue at the bottom of 'drumstick' swells, the surrounding skin becomes tight and shiny, and these manifestations are common in chronic pulmonary heart disease or congenital Patients with purpuric heart disease.
Edema: Cardiogenic edema often occurs in the dorsal, sacral, calf, etc. If the edema lasts longer, the topical skin may become stiff, thickened, and pigmented. This is often one of the manifestations of cardiac insufficiency. .
The nose is stiff and swollen: It implies that the heart has accumulated fat, or that the heart attack is expanding.
There is a rib bag at the head and neck: If a rib extending from the clavicle to the ear lobe, such as the thickness of the little finger, is probably the performance of right ventricular dysfunction.
Earlobe folds: If there is a continuous fold in the earlobe, it is more likely that the coronary arteriosclerosis is more serious.
Position: A unique manifestation of cyanotic heart disease, that is, children always like to squat. After the activity, the oxygen consumption of the body increases. The squat posture can increase the blood volume of heart, so that the symptoms of hypoxia, palpitations, and asthma can be relieved.
Remind everyone that after discovering these symptoms, they may not be able to accurately determine the condition. They still need to go to the hospital for examination and confirmation.
