On September 30, Wikitree newspaper reported Park Ji Ah (The Glory) died at the age of 52 because of cerebral infarction.The close partner of the actress confirmed the sad news with the Korean media:"Recently, Park Ji Ah suffered a cerebral infarction. Despite being dedicated to the medical team, she still could not recover and left. Ji Ah was an actor who was passionate about acting.Unfortunately she is gone now ".
It is known that the cerebral infarction, the disease that caused the actress to go forever, also known as a stroke due to ischemia, cerebral infarction occurred due to blood flow to the brain interrupted by problems with vessels.Blood provides blood to the brain.The lack of adequate blood supply for brain cells makes them not provided with oxygen and important nutrients, which can cause the brain to die.
Brain infarction accounts for about 80% of brain stroke, the remaining 20% is cerebral hemorrhage, subarachical bleeding.The incidence of cerebral infarction is relatively high, about 130/100,000 people/year.
Regarding the cause of this condition, experts believe that the blood supply to the brain is reduced by atherosclerosis, leading to the formation of blood vessel plaque called atherosclerosis.This greasy plaque can cause thrombosis or blood clots in the artery that provides blood to the brain or in another part of the body, in which case the blood clot is called embolism.A piece of blood clot can break and move to blood vessels in the brain, where it lies and forms a cerebral embolism.
The embolism can also be caused by atrial fibrillation, which can cause blood clots to form in the heart, then peel off and move to blood vessels in the brain through the bloodstream.
People with high blood cholesterol and high blood pressure are at higher risk of cerebral infarction.Other risk factors include smoking, obesity, family history of heart disease, diabetes and too much alcohol.
3 signs of warning to emergency emergency care right away
According to Vinmec International Hospital, when the patient has Fast symptoms (English): Distinguished mouth, weak limbs, voice changes, need to go to the hospital immediately.
Some other stroke warning symptoms such as dizziness, headache, weak limbs, lisp, coma, convulsions ... When seeing these signs, it is necessary to take the patient to the hospital early for treatment.Because if it exceeds the 'golden time' treatment, the patient may be seriously disabled if not treated promptly, even dying.
How to prevent stroke in general and cerebral infarction in particular
According to the US Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), many strokes can be prevented by changing a healthy lifestyle and coordinating with a health care group to control health conditions.Increases the risk of stroke.Specifically:
- Choose healthy foods and drinks: Be sure to eat lots of fruits and fresh vegetables.Eating low saturated fat, trans fat and cholesterol and high fiber can help prevent high cholesterol.Restricting salt (sodium) in your diet can also reduce blood pressure.High cholesterol and high blood pressure increase the risk of stroke.
- Maintain healthy weight: overweight or obesity increases the risk of stroke.To determine whether your weight is within a healthy scope, your doctor usually calculates your body mass index (BMI).
- Regular exercise: Physical activity can help you maintain a healthy weight and reduce cholesterol levels and blood pressure.For adults, the overall surgeon recommends spending 2 hours 30 minutes aerobic physical activity moderate intensity, such as fast walking, every week.Children and adolescents should spend 1 hour of physical activity every day.
- No smoking, limiting drinking: Smoking significantly increases the risk of stroke.If you don't smoke, don't try it.If you smoke, quit smoking will help reduce the risk of stroke.Avoid drinking too much alcohol, as it can increase blood pressure.Men should not drink more than two glasses a day, and women should not drink more than one glass a day.
- Control your pathological condition, especially cholesterol, blood pressure, diabetes and heart disease.