Introduction: Cardiovascular disease is a general term for blood vessel, heart and cerebrovascular diseases, generally referring to arteriosclerosis, hyperlipidemia, hypertension and other problems Heart disease, cerebral ischemia, or bleeding disorders.
And cardiovascular disease is also a kind of disease that endangers human health, especially at the age of 50 The above-mentioned diseases are very common and have the characteristics of high morbidity, high mortality and high disability rate, and are the most important cause of death among Chinese residents.
Cardiovascular disease specific It can be manifested as dizziness, headache, palpitation, chest tightness, vomiting, limb numbness, limb hemiplegia, etc. Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases are mainly treated with atherosclerosis such as anti-platelet and blood lipid regulation. lipemia.
In severe cases, it will be life-threatening, and active treatment can help delay and control the progress of the disease, and can also Improve prognosis. Among all the drugs used to treat cardiovascular diseases, statins and aspirin are very common, and in some cases even these two drugs are taken in combination.
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Prevention of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular emergencies, focusing on preventing arteriosclerosis and thrombosis
Patients with cardiovascular disease are most afraid of vascular infarction-induced cerebral infarction, myocardial infarction, etc. Deadly acute problems in a short period of time.
There is a very important condition for vascular mapping, that is, lipid plaques fall off, resulting in the formation of thrombus problems .
If you want to prevent thrombosis, you need to reduce the fat content in the blood, so that the fat in the blood Plasma plaques have no raw material, so there is no way to form lipid plaques.
The second point is to prevent coagulation, even if we have a lot of fat molecules, or other For macromolecules, if they cannot gather together, but disperse and dissociate, they will not easily cause blockage.
So we all need to prevent thrombosis, and another point is to destroy their coagulation so that they Can’t get together. And aspirin and statin drugs can exert several effects mentioned above.
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What effect do aspirin and statins have on cardiovascular disease?
The main function of statins is to help enhance blood lipids by inhibiting the synthesis of cholesterol in the liver Control, and can combine the risk of cardiovascular disease to control blood lipids in a relatively standard range.
Such dependence can help slow down the progress of atherosclerosis and stabilize plaque The effect can even reduce the plaque to a certain extent.
In this way, the plaque is stable, and the probability of thrombus formation will increase due to plaque rupture and the accumulation of blood clotting substances decreased.
And aspirin in cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases Its preventive effect mainly lies in its anti-platelet aggregation and effect, which can help reduce plaque rupture and help prevent thrombosis, thereby reducing the probability of thrombosis and reducing the severity of vascular blockage.
From the introduction of the above pharmacological effects, we can see that the role of statins is mainly “to keep ahead”, By controlling related risk factors and stabilizing plaques, the occurrence of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases can be better reduced.
The main function of aspirin is to “prevent later”, and its effect is mainly to prevent thrombosis caused by plaque rupture.
The combination of the two can better reduce the risk of cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
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When should I take aspirin and statins?
Generally, it is most suitable for people who take aspirin and statins, mainly people with Patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases.
Especially for those who have been clearly diagnosed with coronary heart disease or sudden heart attack, stroke and other cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases of patients.
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6 Common Mistakes When Taking Aspirin and Statins
If you take aspirin, you can’t take statins
Statin is a lipid-lowering drug, which can also stabilize plaque, anti-inflammation, and prevent plaque rupture. Prevent blood clot problems.
However, this only reduces the risk of thrombosis, and does not guarantee 100% that the plaque will not rupture.
So once statin drugs are not effective in preventing plaque rupture, and thus thrombosis occurs, at this time Aspirin has played a role, so that the two-pronged approach will have a better anti-thrombotic effect.
Not paying attention to the dosage of medicine< /p>
Some patients think that the higher the dose of the drug, the better. In fact, this idea is completely wrong.
For statins Most patients are very sensitive to drugs when taking them. It is generally recommended to start taking them from the first dose. If the effect is not very good, consider taking large doses, or taking them in combination with other drugs.
And for aspirin, you canChoose 100 mg enteric-coated tablets to prevent cardiovascular diseases. If the risk of bleeding is relatively high, you can choose 75 mg, and you need to choose enteric-coated aspirin to take.
You can stop taking aspirin once your condition is stable< /span>
When some people had angina pectoris, they took aspirin, and they stopped aspirin when they had no symptoms of angina pectoris.
And some people stopped taking aspirin after they had a myocardial infarction and stabilized their condition.
First of all, I need to tell you that aspirin, this drug can not directly relieve symptoms. That is to say, taking aspirin does not cause angina pectoris, not because taking aspirin can solve the problem.
A drug for treating angina pectoris, while It is other types of drugs, such as Lol drugs, mononitrate, diltiazem, etc., not aspirin.
Aspirin is mainly a prevention, and it cannot be stopped based on feeling, as long as there are no side effects or no If you have an allergic reaction, do not stop taking the medicine at will.
Take statins, you can stop taking statins if your blood lipids are normal
Some people see that their blood lipid levels have been adjusted and are within the normal range, so they take statins The drug went to stop.
In fact, once statin drugs are stopped, the level of low-density lipoprotein cholesterol in the body will rise again High, it is also easy to increase the risk of plaque at this time.
Other statins It can not only reduce blood lipid levels, but also effectively stabilize plaque, anti-inflammation, and prevent thrombosis and other problems.
Medication at any time
Aspirin needs to be taken after dinner, while statins need to be taken before going to bed.
This is because the blood viscosity of the body is relatively high at night, and the blood flow velocity of the heart is Relatively slow, night is a peak period of cholesterol synthesis.
So patients with cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases generally have attacks at night or early in the morning, taking atins and aspirin It will take a while for it to work.
If the time of taking the medicine is wrong, the efficacy of the medicine will be affected accordingly, so that it will fail to achieve to the corresponding effect.
Only taking medicine without life management
Not only when taking aspirin and statins You need to insist on taking medicine, and you need to adjust your life, no matter what kind of medicine you take.
In this way, the disease can be better managed, and the disease will not be allowed to develop to the degree of inflammation, or induce Other complications arise.
But the vast majority of people will ignore this point, thinking that as long as they insist on medication, life management It doesn’t have to be that strict.
In fact, this kind of thinking is completely wrong. Long-term drug use not only needs to follow the doctor’s advice, but also requires good life management and good living and eating habits. It can improve the efficacy of medicine and keep away from cardiovascular and cerebrovascular problems.
Conclusion: If you are a patient who needs to take statins and aspirin for a long time, or these two drugs It needs to be taken at the same time. I hope everyone can avoid the points mentioned above. This will not only avoid unnecessary things, but also help reduce physical damage and reduce the occurrence of other complications.