What should patients with coronary artery disease be aware of after stenting?

Coronary heart disease seriously jeopardizes human health, and for some patients with coronary heart disease, coronary intervention stenting, as one of the main ways of effective treatment of coronary heart disease, has become an effective means to improve clinical symptoms, while also reducing myocardial infarction, preventing the occurrence of sudden death events and saving lives. What do patients with coronary artery disease need to pay attention to after intervention? From the clinical point of view, generally include the following aspects: strict regular drug therapy, regular review, control of risk factors, improve lifestyle, maintain a good state of mind and so on. First, strict regular drug therapy after stenting coronary artery disease patients discharged from the hospital, the need for long-term oral drug therapy, which is a very important issue after stenting, the most important drug is antiplatelet therapy drugs, we all know that the stent as a metal foreign body, placed in the blood vessel has a risk of thrombosis, so coronary stenting must be taken orally for 1 year after the operation of the dual antiplatelet drugs (aspirin and clopidogrel or Tegretol) for 1 year after coronary stenting and should never be suspended. Secondly drugs that improve the prognosis of coronary heart disease, such as ACEI (Prilosec) and ARB (sartans), beta-blockers, statins and other drugs. Second, regular review, outpatient follow-up General coronary artery disease patients implanted stents to complete coronary intervention, need regular review, must be 1 month, 3 months, 6 months, 1 year after the operation of the regular hospital outpatient clinic, for review, timely detection of problems, timely solution to the problem. Third, the control of cardiovascular disease risk factors coronary heart disease patients are mostly combined with hypertension, hyperlipidemia, diabetes mellitus disease, has been actively specialized drug therapy, while testing blood pressure lipids, blood glucose levels, and timely adjustment of drug treatment programs. These are coronary heart disease risk factors, need to strictly control risk factors, reduce the incidence of coronary heart disease and recurrence rate. Maintaining a good lifestyle Lifestyle is one of the important factors affecting the occurrence, development and regression of coronary heart disease. Change the bad lifestyle, continue to maintain a good lifestyle is very important to the regression of coronary heart disease patients. Specifically include the following points: low-salt, low-fat diet, avoid overeating, quit smoking, limit alcohol, maintain a healthy weight, pay attention to the regularity of life, avoid cold stimulation, keep bowel movement, avoid constipation and so on. Fifth, moderate activity exercise coronary heart disease patients stent, to exercise therapy, which is an important part of the prevention and treatment of coronary heart disease, to improve the patient’s quality of life, enhance physical fitness, improve the ability to take care of themselves and restore the ability to work has an important role. In other words, it is not impossible to be active when you have coronary heart disease, and you have to exercise in order to treat coronary heart disease. For example, walking, jogging, cycling, playing tai chi, aerobics and other sports. During exercise, if uncomfortable symptoms appear, you should stop exercising immediately. For patients with coronary heart disease, exercise treatment must be combined with their own situation, according to their ability. Sixth, maintain emotional stability, maintain a good state of mind Long-term mental stress is easy to lead to the occurrence of coronary heart disease. Family members should also actively participate in the psychological rehabilitation of patients, actively guide patients, comfort patients, advise patients to maintain emotional stability, as well as a positive and optimistic mindset, encourage patients to actively return to society. Do not be overly excited, excited, angry, sad, etc., so as not to lead to the recurrence of coronary heart disease.