It is generally believed that myocardial infarction is a disease of the middle-aged and elderly. However, in recent years, the age of onset for myocardial infarction is becoming younger and younger. How can we prevent myocardial infarction? First, we need to know what causes a myocardial infarction.
Let’s start with some basic knowledge about myocardial infarction.
A coronary artery is an artery that supplies blood to the heart, and a myocardial infarction is a failure of blood flow to reach a part of the coronary artery, causing necrosis of the heart muscle.
The main cause for the blood flow to decrease or stop is the narrowing and blockage of blood vessels. And the hardening and narrowing of blood vessels is a long-term process, so patients with myocardial infarction are mostly people over 50 years old….