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Ukugeleza kwephepha le-aortic kwenzeka lapho iphepha le-aortic lenhliziyo yakho lingavalwa kahle, okuvumela igazi ukuthi ligeleze emuva enhliziyweni yakho. Cabanga ngakho njengomnyango ongavali kahle, uvumela ezinye zezinto okufanele zihlale ngaphandle ukuthi zigalele emuva.
Lesi simo sithinta iphepha phakathi kwegumbi elikhulu lokupompa lenhliziyo yakho kanye ne-artery enkulu ethwala igazi emzimbeni wakho. Uma iphepha ligeleza, inhliziyo yakho kumele isebenze kanzima ukuze iphonse inani elifanele legazi phambili, okungathinta umsipha wenhliziyo ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Ukugeleza kwephepha le-aortic, okuthiwa futhi yi-aortic insufficiency, kwenzeka lapho iphepha le-aortic lingakwazi ukuvala kahle ngemuva kwesigxobo senhliziyo ngayinye. Iphepha lakho le-aortic linezinye zezicucu ezintathu ezivame ukuvala ukuvimbela igazi ukuthi lingagalele emuva.
Uma lezi zicucu zingavalwa kahle, igazi ligeleza emuva kwisisu lase-left ventricle, igumbi elikhulu lokupompa lenhliziyo yakho. Lokhu kusho ukuthi inhliziyo yakho kumele iphonse igazi elengeziwe ngesigxobo ngasinye ukuze ihlanganise lokho okugalele emuva.
Lesi simo singaba silula kuya kokubi. Abantu abaningi abane-regurgitation elula baphila ukuphila okujwayelekile ngaphandle kwezimpawu, kuyilapho izingxabano ezinkulu zingadinga ukwelashwa okuyisikhathi sokuvikela umsebenzi wenhliziyo.
Awungase ungaphawuli zimpawu zithile ekuqaleni, ikakhulukazi uma ukugeleza kuvela kancane kancane eminyakeni eminingi. Inhliziyo yakho iyakwazi ukuzibonakalisa futhi ingakwazi ukubuyisela ukugeleza okulula ngaphandle kokubangela izinkinga eziphawulekayo.
Uma izimpawu zivele, zivame ukuvela kancane kancane njengoba inhliziyo yakho isebenza kanzima ukuze igcine ukugeleza kwegazi okufanele. Nazi izimpawu ezivame kakhulu okufanele uzibheke:
Abanye abantu baqaphela inhliziyo yabo ibetha ngamandla, ikakhulukazi uma belele. Ungase uzizwe sengathi inhliziyo yakho ibetha noma igija ngezikhathi lapho ingafanele.
Ngokungavamile, ukugeleza okukhulu kungabangela izimpawu ezinkulu njengokuwa ngesikhathi somsebenzi womzimba noma ukuthukuthela komoya okukhulu ngokuzumayo. Lokhu kudinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha.
Ukugeleza kwephepha le-aortic kungabangelwa izinkinga ngezicucu zephepha ngokwazo noma ngomsuka we-aortic, indawo lapho iphepha lihlala khona. Ukuqonda imbangela kusiza ekutholeni indlela yokwelapha engcono kakhulu.
Izimo eziningi zingalimaza izicucu zephepha noma zivimbele ukuthi zingavalwa kahle. Nazi izimbangela ezivame kakhulu:
Ngezinye izikhathi izicucu zephepha ziyajwayelekile, kodwa umsuka we-aortic ukhula noma ulimazwe. Lokhu kungenzeka ngezimo ezithinta i-aorta, njengokwahlukana kwe-aortic noma ezinye izifo zezakhiwo.
Ezimeni ezingavamile, imithi, ukwelashwa ngomgogodla esifubeni, noma izimo zokuvuvukala njenge-lupus zingase zifake isandla ekubulaleni kwephepha. Udokotela wakho uzosebenza ukuze athole imbangela ejulile, njengoba lokhu kuthonya izinqumo zokwelapha.
Kufanele ubheke udokotela wakho uma uhlushwa ukuthukuthela komoya okuqhubekayo, ikakhulukazi uma kuya kubi noma kuhlupha imisebenzi yakho yansuku zonke. Ungalindi uma unezinkinga zokuphefumula uma ulele phansi noma uvuka uthukuthele.
Ubuhlungu esifubeni ngesikhathi somsebenzi womzimba yisimo esibalulekile esidinga ukuhlolwa kwezokwelapha. Ngisho noma ukungakhululeki kulula, kufanele ukuxoxe nodokotela wakho.
Funani ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha ngokushesha uma uwa, ubuhlungu obukhulu esifubeni, noma ukuthukuthela komoya okukhulu ngokuzumayo. Lokhu kungabonisa ukuthi isimo sakho siye saba sibi kakhulu.
Uma unomculo wenhliziyo owaziwayo noma ukhulunywe ukuthi unezinkinga zephepha le-aortic, ukuvakashela okujwayelekile kubalulekile ngisho noma uzizwa kahle. Udokotela wakho angalandelela isimo ngaphambi kokuthi izimpawu zivele.
Izici ezithile zingandisa amathuba akho okuthola ukugeleza kwephepha le-aortic, nakuba ukuba nezingozi akusho ukuthi uzokuthola ngokuqinisekile lesi simo. Ukuqonda lokhu kungakusiza wena nodokotela wakho ukuthi nihlale niphapheme.
Ubudala yisici esibalulekile, njengoba izinkinga zephepha ziyaqala ukuba khona njengoba siqhubeka sikhulile. Ukugqwala kweminyaka yokubetha kwenhliziyo kungathinta umsebenzi wephepha kancane kancane.
Nazi izingozi eziyinhloko okufanele uzazi:
Ezinye izimo ze-autoimmune kanye nezifo zezakhiwo zingase zikhulise ingozi. Uma unemlando womndeni wezinkinga zenhliziyo ekuqaleni noma ukufa kwenhliziyo ngokuzumayo, kufanele ukuxoxe nodokotela wakho.
Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi izingozi eziningi, njengokuphakama kwegazi, zingalawulwa kahle ngokunakekelwa kwezokwelapha okufanele kanye nokushintsha indlela yokuphila.
Uma ukugeleza kwephepha le-aortic kulula futhi kuzinzile, izingozi azikho. Noma kunjalo, uma isimo siqhubeka noma singalashwa uma sikubi, singabangela izinkinga ezinzima zenhliziyo ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Ukukhathazeka okukhulu ukuthi umsipha wenhliziyo yakho ungaba buthakathaka ngokusebenza kanzima ukuze upompe igazi kahle. Lo msebenzi ongeziwe ungalimaza kancane kancane i-left ventricle, igumbi elikhulu lokupompa lenhliziyo yakho.
Nazi izingozi ezingenzeka ezingathuthuka:
Ukuqhubeka kwezingozi kuvame ukwenzeka kancane kancane eminyakeni eminingi noma amashumi eminyaka. Ukulandelela okujwayelekile kuvumela udokotela wakho ukuthi angene phakathi ngaphambi kokuthi izinkinga ezinzima zivele.
Ukwelashwa okusheshayo kanye nokuphathwa kwendlela yokuphila kunganciphisa kakhulu ingozi yezingozi futhi kusize ekugcineni umsebenzi omuhle wenhliziyo iminyaka eminingi.
Ukutholakala kuvame ukuqala lapho udokotela wakho ezwa umculo wenhliziyo ngesikhathi sokuhlolwa okujwayelekile. Lo mculo ohlukile uvela lapho igazi ligeleza emuva ngephepha eligeleza.
Udokotela wakho uzokubuza ngezimpawu zakho kanye nomlando wakho wezokwelapha, bese enza ukuhlolwa komzimba. Bazolalela ngokucophelela inhliziyo yakho futhi bangase baphawule imisindo ethile ebonisa izinkinga zephepha.
Izivivinyo eziningi zingakuqinisekisa ukutholakala futhi zibone ukuthi ukugeleza kubukhulu kangakanani:
I-echocardiogram yivivinyo elibaluleke kakhulu, njengoba ibonisa ukuthi igazi elingakanani eligazelayo emuva nokuthi inhliziyo yakho isebenza kahle kangakanani. Lokhu kusiza ekuqondeni ukuthi ukwelashwa kudingeka yini.
Udokotela wakho angase futhi anikeze izivivinyo zegazi ukuze ahlole izimpawu zokutheleleka noma ezinye izimo ezingase zithinte inhliziyo yakho.
Ukwelashwa kuncike ekutheni ukugeleza kwakho kubukhulu kangakanani nokuthi uhlushwa yizimpawu yini. Abantu abaningi abane-regurgitation elula badinga ukulandelela okujwayelekile ngaphandle kokwelashwa okusheshayo.
Uma une-regurgitation elula ngaphandle kwezimpawu, udokotela wakho cishe uzokuncoma ukuhlolwa okujwayelekile ukuze alandelele isimo. Le ndlela isebenza kahle ngoba i-regurgitation elula ivame ukuhlala iqinile iminyaka eminingi.
Ngokugeleza okukhulu, izinketho zokwelapha zihlanganisa:
Ukuhlinzwa kuvame ukunconywa lapho ukugeleza kukhulu futhi kubangela izimpawu, noma lapho umsebenzi wenhliziyo uqala ukwehla ngisho noma kungekho zimpawu. Isikhathi sokuhlinzwa kubalulekile ngemiphumela emihle kakhulu.
Udokotela wakho uzokukhathalela ubudala bakho, impilo yakho yonke, kanye nembangela ethile yengxaki yakho yephepha lapho ekuncoma ukwelashwa. Umgomo ukunciphisa izingozi ngenkathi ugcina ikhwalithi yokuphila kwakho.
Ngenkathi ukwelashwa kwezokwelapha kubalulekile ngezinkinga zephepha ezinkulu, kunezinto eziningi ongenza ekhaya ukuze usekele impilo yakho yenhliziyo futhi ulawule izimpawu. Lezi zinyathelo zingakusiza uzizwe ukhulu futhi zinciphisa ukuqhubeka.
Ukushintsha indlela yokuphila kudlala indima ebalulekile ekulawuleni ukugeleza kwephepha le-aortic. Gxila emikhwenyeni yempilo yenhliziyo eunciphisa ukucindezela ohlelweni lwakho lokugaya igazi.
Nazi izinyathelo ezisebenzayo ongazithatha:
Landelela izimpawu zakho futhi ubhale noma yikuphi ukushintsha. Qaphela uma uqala ukuthukuthela komoya ngemisebenzi owayuyiphatha kalula, noma uma uhlushwa ubuhlungu obusha esifubeni.
Kubalulekile ukuvimbela ukutheleleka okungase kuthinte inhliziyo yakho. Yenza ukuhlanzeka okuhle kwamehlo futhi uqondise udokotela wakho wamehlo ngesimo sakho sephepha ngaphambi kwanoma yiziphi izinqubo.
Ukulungiselela ukuvakashela kwakho kusiza uqinisekise ukuthi uthola ukutholakala okuchane kakhulu kanye nenhlelo yokwelapha efanele. Udokotela wakho udinga ulwazi oluthile ngezimpawu zakho kanye nomlando wakho wezokwelapha.
Ngaphambi kokuvakashela kwakho, bhala phansi noma yiziphi izimpawu ozibonile, ngisho noma zibonakala zincane. Faka lapho zaqala khona, yini ezibangela, nokuthi zikuthinta kanjani imisebenzi yakho yansuku zonke.
Letha lezi zinto ezibalulekile ekuvakasheni kwakho:
Bhala phansi imibuzo ethile ngesimo sakho, izinketho zokwelapha, kanye nalokho okufanele ukulindele. Unganqikazi ukubuza ngokumisa umsebenzi, ukunakekelwa okulandelayo, noma izimpawu zokuqapha.
Cabanga ngokuletha ilungu lomndeni noma umngani ongakusiza ukukhumbula ulwazi oluqakathekile oluxoxwe ngesikhathi sokuvakashela. Ukuvakashela kwezokwelapha kungaba okucindezelayo, futhi ukuba nokusekelwa kungasiza.
Ukugeleza kwephepha le-aortic yisimo esilawuleka, ikakhulukazi uma kubanjwe ekuqaleni futhi kulandelelwe kahle. Abantu abaningi abane-regurgitation elula baphila ukuphila okujwayelekile ngokuphelele ngokuhlolwa okujwayelekile kanye nokukhetha indlela yokuphila enempilo.
Into ebaluleke kakhulu okumele uyikhumbule ukuthi lesi simo sivame ukuqhubeka kancane, sikunike wena nodokotela wakho isikhathi sokwenza izinqumo ezilwemi ngokwelashwa. Ukulandelela okujwayelekile kuvumela ukungenelela ngesikhathi esifanele ukuvimbela izingozi.
Ungavumeli ukutholakala kokugeleza kwephepha le-aortic kubangele ukukhathazeka okungadingekile. Ngokunakekelwa kwezokwelapha okufanele nokunakekelwa kwempilo yakho yenhliziyo, ungagcina ukuphila okusebenzayo, okuhlangabezana nezidingo.
Hlala uxhumene neqembu lakho lokunakekelwa kwezokwelapha, landela izincomo zabo, futhi unganqikazi ukufinyelela uma uqaphela ukushintsha kwezimpawu zakho. Isenzo esisheshayo nokunakekelwa okuqhubekayo yizithuluzi zakho ezinhle kakhulu zokulawula lesi simo ngempumelelo.
Ukugeleza kwephepha le-aortic ngokuvamile akupheli ngokwalo, kodwa ukugeleza okulula kuvame ukuhlala kuqinile iminyaka eminingi ngaphandle kokuba sibi. Ukonakala kwephepha okubangela ukugeleza ngokuvamile kuhlala njalo, nakuba ukuqhubeka kungaba kancane kakhulu. Ngokulandelela okufanele nokuphathwa kwezimo ezingaphansi njengokuphakama kwegazi, abantu abaningi bagcina ukugeleza okulula okuzinzile ngaphandle kokudinga ukuhlinzwa.
Ukuzivocavoca ngokuvamile kuphephile futhi kuzuzisa abantu abane-regurgitation elula kuya ephakathi, kodwa kufanele uxoxe ngesimo sakho esithile nodokotela wakho. Ukuzivocavoca okujwayelekile empeleni kungasiza ekugcineni impilo yenhliziyo kanye nokuqina kwengqondo. Udokotela wakho angase akuncome ukugwema imisebenzi enzima kakhulu noma imidlalo yokuncintisana uma ukugeleza kwakho kukhulu, kodwa abantu abaningi bangqhubeka bejabulela ukuzivocavoca okujwayelekile njengokuhamba, ukubhukuda, noma ukujika ibhayisikili.
Abantu abaningi abane-regurgitation yephepha le-aortic baphila isikhathi eside esijwayelekile, ikakhulukazi uma isimo silula futhi silandelelwa kahle. Ukubuka kuncike ekutheni ukugeleza kubukhulu kangakanani, ukuthi kuqhubeka ngokushesha kangakanani, nokuthi ukwelashwa kudingeka yini. Ngisho nabantu abadinga ukuhlinzwa kwephepha bavame ukuba nemiphumela emihle yesikhathi eside futhi bangabuyela ekuphileni okusebenzayo, okunempilo ngemuva kokutamba.
Gxila ekubekweni komkhawulo we-sodium ukuze usizo ekulawuleni ukuphakama kwegazi nokunciphisa ukucindezela enhliziyweni yakho. Gwema ukudla okuqediwe, usoso olupakishwe, kanye nokudla kwendawo yokudlela okuvame ukuba ne-salt eningi. Awudingi ukulandela ukudla okunqanyuliwe kakhulu, kodwa ukugcizelela izithelo ezintsha, imifino, amaprotheyini ahlanzekile, kanye nezitshalo eziphelele kusekela impilo yonke yenhliziyo. Udokotela wakho angase anikeze izincomo ezithile zokudla ngokuya ngesimo sakho.
Akuwona wonke umuntu onokugeleza kwephepha le-aortic odinga ukuhlinzwa. Abantu abaningi abane-regurgitation elula badinga ukulandelela okujwayelekile futhi bangase bangadingi ukungenelela okuyisikhathi. Ukuhlinzwa kuvame ukunconywa lapho ukugeleza kukhulu futhi kubangela izimpawu noma lapho umsebenzi wenhliziyo uqala ukwehla, ngisho noma kungekho zimpawu. Udokotela wakho uzoqapha isimo sakho esithile futhi axoxe ukuthi ukuhlinzwa kungaba usizo yini kuwe.
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