Ngaba kunokwenzeka ukuba ungazivali iiArtery zakho?

Umxholo

• Imithambo ivalwa njani?
• Ngaba zikhona iindlela zendalo zokuvala imithambo?
• Iingcebiso zokuthintela
• Iingcebiso zempilo yentliziyo
  
• Iingxaki
• Imbonakalo

Ushwankathelo

Ukususa i-plaque kwiindonga zakho zomthambo kunzima. Ngapha koko, phantse ayinakwenzeka ngaphandle kokusebenzisa unyango olungenelelayo. Endaweni yoko, elona khondo lilungileyo lezenzo kukumisa ukuphuhliswa kwamacwecwe kunye nokuthintela ukwakhiwa kwamatye okwenziwa kwixesha elizayo.

Imithambo ivalwa njani?

Inkqubo yokujikeleza kwegazi yinethiwekhi entsonkothileyo yee-capillaries, yegazi, kunye nemithambo. Ezi tyhubhu zihambisa igazi elinomoya-mpilo emzimbeni wakho, zinceda ukubasa yonke imisebenzi yomzimba wakho. Xa ioksijini isetyenzisiwe, ukhupha icarbon dioxide kwimiphunga yakho, uphefumle igazi eline-oksijini eninzi, kwaye uqale umjikelo kwakhona.

Logama nje loo mijelo yegazi icacile kwaye ivulekile, igazi linokuhamba ngokukhululekileyo. Ngamanye amaxesha iibhlokhi ezincinci ziyakheka ngaphakathi kwimithambo yegazi yakho. Ezi zithintelo zibizwa ngokuba ngamacwecwe. Zikhula xa i-cholesterol incamathela eludongeni lomthambo.

Amajoni akho omzimba, eva ingxaki, aya kuthumela iiseli ezimhlophe zegazi ukuze zihlasele icholesterol. Oku kuseta uthotho lweempendulo ezikhokelela kukudumba. Kwimeko enzima kakhulu, iiseli zenza i-plaque ngaphezulu kwe-cholesterol, kwaye kwenziwa ukubhloka okuncinci. Ngamanye amaxesha banokuqhawuka kwaye babangele isifo sentliziyo. Njengoko iiplagi zikhula, banokuthintela ukuhamba kwegazi kwimithambo ngokupheleleyo.

Ngaba zikhona iindlela zendalo zokuvala imithambo?

Usenokuba uwafundile amanqaku okanye uve iingxelo zikhuthaza iindlela zendalo zokungavali imithambo yakho. Okwangoku, uphando aluxhasi ukusetyenziswa kokutya okuthile kwimithambo engavalwanga, nangona izifundo ezincinci kwizilwanyana zibonisa ithemba ngekamva.

Ukuphulukana nobunzima, ukusebenzisa kakhulu, okanye ukutya ukutya okune-cholesterol encinci onke amanyathelo onokuwathatha ukunciphisa iipleyiti, kodwa la manyathelo awasusi iiplagi esele zikhona.

Gxila ekukhuthazeni impilo yentliziyo engcono ngokugcina indlela yokuphila esempilweni. Imikhwa esempilweni iyakunceda ukuthintela ipleyiti eyongezelelweyo ukuba ingakheki.

Iingcebiso zokuthintela

Iingcebiso zempilo yentliziyo

• Yitya ukutya okusempilweni ngentliziyo.
• Yenza umthambo ube yinxalenye yesiqhelo sakho. Cwangcisa imizuzu engama-30 yokuzilolonga ubuncinci iintsuku ezi-5 ngeveki.
• Musa ukutshaya. Ukuba uyatshaya, thetha nogqirha wakho malunga neenkqubo zokuyeka ukutshaya ukukunceda uyeke.
• Nciphisa ukusela kwakho utywala kungabikho ngaphezulu kwesiselo esinye ngosuku.

Yalathisa iinzame zakho ekunciphiseni amanqanaba e-lipoprotein (LDL) asezantsi kunye nokwandisa amanqanaba aphezulu e-lipoprotein (HDL). Inqanaba lakho le-LDL lingumlinganiselo we "cholesterol" embi egazini lakho.

Xa une-LDL eninzi, i-cholesterol engaphezulu idada emzimbeni wakho kwaye inokubambelela kwiindonga zakho zemithambo. I-HDL, i-cholesterol "elungileyo", inceda ukukhupha iiseli ze-LDL kwaye iyeke iipleyiti ekubeni zenziwe.

Nazi ezinye iingcebiso ezongezelelweyo ezinokukunceda ekuthinteleni i-plaque buildup.

Iingxaki

Ukuba ugqirha wakho ufumanisa ukuba enye okanye engaphezulu kwemithambo yakho ivaliwe, utshintsho kwindlela yokuphila alunakwanela. Endaweni yoko, ugqirha wakho unokucebisa ngonyango olungenayo lokususa okanye ukugqitha iibhloksi.

Ngexesha lale nkqubo, ugqirha wakho uya kufaka ityhubhu encinci kumthambo wakho ukuze uncancise i-plaque okanye uqhekeze i-plaque (atherectomy). Ugqirha wakho unokushiya ngasemva isakhiwo esincinci sentsimbi (stent) esinceda ukuxhasa umthambo kunye nokunyusa ukuhamba kwegazi.

Ukuba ezi nkqubo azisebenzi okanye ukuba ukuvaleka kunzima, ukugqithisa kunokufuneka. Ngexesha lotyando, ugqirha wakho uyakususa imithambo evela kwamanye amalungu omzimba wakho kwaye abuyisele umthambo ovaliweyo.

Kubalulekile ukuba usebenzisane nogqirha wakho ukwenza isicwangciso sonyango ukuba uvalekile kwimithambo. Ukuba iibhlokhi zihlala zinganyangwa, unokufumana iingxaki zempilo ezinje ngestrowuku, i-aneurysm, okanye isifo sentliziyo.

Imbonakalo

Ukuba ufumanise ukuba une-arterial blockages, ngoku lixesha lokuba ube sempilweni. Nangona kuncinci onokukwenza ukungavali imithambo, ungenza lukhulu ukuthintela ukongezwa okwongezelelweyo. Indlela yokuphila esempilweni inokukunceda wehlise amanqanaba akho e-LDL ye-cholesterol. Inokukunceda ube usempilweni ngokubanzi.

Ukutshintsha indlela yokuphila esempilweni kubaluleke kakhulu ukuba unenkqubo yokususa iipleyiti okanye ukugqitha umthambo ovaleke kakhulu. Nje ukuba ususe ibhlokhi okanye unciphise, kubalulekile ukuba wenze konke okusemandleni ukukhusela ezinye iiplagi zokwakha ukuze ube nokuphila ubomi obude, nobusempilweni.