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I-Broken heart syndrome iyisimo sezempilo sangempela lapho inhliziyo yakho ihluleka okwesikhashana ngemuva kokucindezeleka okukhulu ngokomzwelo noma ngokomzimba. Ebizwa nangokuthi i-stress cardiomyopathy noma i-takotsubo syndrome, ifana nokuhlasela kwenhliziyo kodwa ayinamahlathini avinjelwe. Imisipha yenhliziyo yakho iyashintsha ngokoqobo, idala ukukhula okufana nesitsha sokuloba samaJapane esibizwa ngokuthi "takotsubo."
Lesi simo sithinta kakhulu abesifazane abangaphezu kweminyaka engama-50, yize singenzeka kunoma ubani. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi i-broken heart syndrome ngokuvamile iyisikhashana futhi iyakulungiseka ngokunakekelwa okufanele.
Izimpawu zizwakala zifana kakhulu nokuhlasela kwenhliziyo, kungakho abantu abaningi basabela ngokushesha baye esibhedlela. Ungase uhlushwe ubuhlungu obukhulu besifuba obuzwakala njengokucindezela noma ukucindezela.
Nawa ama-zimpawu ayinhloko okufanele uwabuke:
Lezi zimpawu ngokuvamile zivela ngemizuzu kuya emahoreni ngemuva kwesenzakalo esicindezelayo. Ngokungafani nokuhlasela kwenhliziyo, ubuhlungu bungase buye buze buhambe kunokuba buhlale bukhona. Uma uhlushwa yilezi zimpawu, kubalulekile ukufuna usizo lwezokwelapha ngokushesha ngoba ukuhlukanisa phakathi kwe-broken heart syndrome nokuhlasela kwenhliziyo kudinga ukulingwa kwabasebenzi bezempilo.
I-Broken heart syndrome kwenzeka lapho ukucindezeleka okuzumayo kugcwalisa umzimba wakho ngamahomoni afana ne-adrenaline ne-noradrenaline. La mahomoni ocindezeleko ahlukanisa ngokwesikhashana umsipha wenhliziyo, okubangela ukuba apompe ngokungalungi futhi ashintshe isisindo.
Izici ezingokomzwelo ezingaqala lesi simo zifaka:
Izici ezingokomzimba zingase futhi ziqale i-broken heart syndrome:
Ngokuthakazelisayo, cishe u-30% wezimo kwenzeka ngaphandle kwesici esibonakalayo. Umzimba wakho ungase ube nokuzwela okukhulu kumahomoni ocindezeleko, okukwenza ube sengozini ngisho nasezinseleleni zansuku zonke.
Kufanele ufuna ukunakekelwa okusheshayo kwezimo eziphuthumayo uma uhlushwa ubuhlungu besifuba, ukuqina komoya, noma ezinye izimpawu zokuhlushwa kwenhliziyo. Ungazami ukuzixilonga noma ulinde ukubona ukuthi izimpawu ziyathuthuka yini.
Shaya u-911 noma uhambe esibhedlela ngokushesha uma una:
Ngisho noma ucabanga ukuthi kungase kube "ukucindezeleka nje," lezi zimpawu zidinga ukulingwa kwezokwelapha okusheshayo. Odokotela bezimo eziphuthumayo bangakwazi ngokushesha ukuthola ukuthi uhlushwa yini ukuhlasela kwenhliziyo noma i-broken heart syndrome ngokuhlola njenge-EKG nomsebenzi wegazi.
Ngemva kwesigaba esibuhlungu, cwangcisa ukuvakasha okulandelayo nodokotela wezinhliziyo. Bazolandelela ukubuyiselwa kwenhliziyo yakho futhi basize ukuvimbela izigameko zesikhathi esizayo ngezindlela zokulawula ukucindezeleka.
Izici ezithile zikwenza ube nethuba elikhulu lokuthuthukisa i-broken heart syndrome. Ukuqonda lezi zici ezingozini kungakusiza ukuthi uqaphele ukuthi unesimungulu kangakanani futhi uthathe izinyathelo zokuvimbela.
Izici eziyinhloko ezingozini zifaka:
Izici ezingavamile ezingozini abagcini bezempilo abazifunda:
Ukuba nalezi zici ezingozini akusho ukuthi uzokuthuthukisa ngokuqinisekile i-broken heart syndrome. Abantu abaningi abanazo izici ezingozini abazange bayibone, kanti abanye abanazo izici ezingozini bayayithola. Okubalulekile ukuqaphela izinga lakho lomuntu siqu lokuthola ingozi nokuphatha ukucindezeleka kahle.
Abantu abaningi bayaphila ngokuphelele kwi-broken heart syndrome ezinsukwini kuya emavikini. Kodwa-ke, ezinye izinhlanganisela zingase zenzeke, ikakhulukazi phakathi nesigaba esibuhlungu lapho inhliziyo yakho ibuthakathaka kakhulu.
Izinhlanganisela ezivamile abagcini bezempilo abazibheka zifaka:
Izinhlanganisela ezingavamile kodwa ezinkulu zifaka:
Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi ngokunakekelwa kwezokwelapha okufanele, izinhlanganisela ezinkulu azivamile. Inhliziyo yabantu abaningi ibuya emsebenzini ojwayelekile ngaphakathi kwamasonto. Kodwa-ke, cishe u-5-10% yabantu bayithola futhi i-broken heart syndrome, kungakho ukuphathwa okuqhubekayo kokucindezeleka nokubhekwa kwenhliziyo kubalulekile.
Ukuqonda i-broken heart syndrome kudinga ukuqeda ukuhlasela kwenhliziyo kuqala. Odokotela bezimo eziphuthumayo bazokwenza ukuhlola okuningi ngokushesha ukuze baqonde ukuthi yini ebangela izimpawu zakho.
Inkqubo yokuqala yokuxilonga ifaka:
Udokotela wakho uzobuza nemibuzo eminingi mayelana nezenzakalo ezicindezelayo zakamuva ekuphileni kwakho. Bafuna iphethini ebonakalayo: amahlathini enhliziyo ajwayelekile kodwa umsebenzi womsipha wenhliziyo ongajwayelekile ngemuva kokucindezeleka okukhulu.
Ukuhlola okwengeziwe kungafaka:
Ukuxilongwa kuyaqondakala ngokuhamba kwesikhathi njengoba umsebenzi wenhliziyo yakho uthuthuka. Ukulandelela i-echocardiograms ngokuvamile kubonisa ukuthuthuka okuqhubekayo, okuqinisekisa ukuxilongwa kwe-broken heart syndrome kunokulimaza kwenhliziyo okungapheli.
Ukwelapha i-broken heart syndrome kugxile ekusekeleni inhliziyo yakho ngenkathi iphila ngokwemvelo. Abantu abaningi bayaphila ngokuphelele, kodwa uzodinga ukubhekwa kwezokwelapha phakathi nesikhathi sokuphulukisa.
Ukwelapha okusheshayo esibhedlela ngokuvamile kufaka:
Iqembu lakho lezokwelapha lizokulandelela eduze ngenxa yezinhlanganisela. Abantu abaningi bahlala esibhedlela izinsuku ezingu-2-3 ngenkathi umsebenzi wenhliziyo yabo uzinzile.
Izindlela zokwelapha zesikhathi eside zifaka:
Isikhathi sokuphulukisa sihluka, kodwa abantu abaningi babona ukuthuthuka okukhulu ngaphakathi kwamasonto. Udokotela wakho uzosebenzisa i-echocardiograms ephindaphindwayo ukuze alandelele intuthuko yokwelashwa kwenhliziyo yakho futhi alungise imithi ngokufanele.
Uma usukekhaya esibhedlela, ukugxila kwakho kufanele kube ekuphulukiseni okuthambile nasekuphatheni ukucindezeleka. Inhliziyo yakho iyaphila, ngakho kubalulekile ukugwema ukufaka umthwalo owengeziwe kuyo ngalesi sikhathi esibuthakathaka.
Nawa amaqhinga okusekela ukubuyiselwa kwakho:
Ukusekelwa ngokomzwelo kubalulekile ngokulinganayo ngesikhathi sokuphulukisa:
Khumbula ukuthi ukuphulukisa kudinga isikhathi. Yiba nomonde ngawe njengoba inhliziyo yakho iphila futhi amandla akho ebuya. Abantu abaningi bazizwa bekhulu kakhulu ngaphakathi kwamasonto angu-4-6, kodwa ukubuyiselwa okuphelele kungathatha izinyanga eziningi.
Nakuba ungakwazi ukuvimbela zonke izenzakalo ezinzima ekuphileni, ungakha ukumelana nokufunda izindlela ezempilo zokubhekana nokucindezeleka. Ukuvimbela kugxile ekuphatheni impendulo yakho yokucindezeleka nokugcina impilo enhle yenhliziyo.
Amasu aphezulu okulawula ukucindezeleka afaka:
Ukukhetha indlela yokuphila enempilo yenhliziyo kusiza futhi:
Uma uke waba ne-broken heart syndrome ngaphambili, sebenzisana eduze nodokotela wakho ukuze wenze uhlelo lokuvimbela oluqondene nawe. Lokhu kungafaka ukuhlala emithini ethile yenhliziyo isikhathi eside noma ukubhekwa kwenhliziyo okuvamile.
Ukulungiselela i-aphoyintimenti yakho kusiza ukuqinisekisa ukuthi uthola ukunakekelwa okuphelele okungenzeka. Udokotela wakho udinga ulwazi oluphelele mayelana nezimpawu zakho nezenzakalo zakamuva ekuphileni ukuze anikeze ukwelapha okuhle kakhulu.
Ngaphambi kwe-aphoyintimenti yakho, buza lolu lwazi olukhulu:
Imibuzo yokubuza udokotela wakho ifaka:
Unganqikazi ukucela incazelo uma ungaqondi lutho. Udokotela wakho ufuna ukukusiza uphulukise ngokuphelele futhi uvikele izigameko zesikhathi esizayo, ngakho-ke ukuxhumana okuvulekile kubalulekile ngenxa yokunakekelwa kwakho.
I-Broken heart syndrome iyisimo sangempela, esikhashana esibonisa uxhumano olukhulu phakathi kokucindezeleka ngokomzwelo nempilo yomzimba. Nakuba okuhlangenwe nakho kungase kube okwethusa, abantu abaningi bayaphila ngokuphelele ngokunakekelwa kwezokwelapha okufanele nokuphathwa kokucindezeleka.
Izinto ezibaluleke kakhulu okumele uzikhumbule ukuthi izimpawu zakho ziyasebenza futhi zilawuleka. Lesi simo akusho ukuthi ubuthakathaka noma ukhuluka kakhulu ekuphenduleni ukucindezeleka. Inhliziyo yakho iphendule ngokoqobo kumahomoni ocindezeleko, futhi ngesikhathi nokunakekelwa, izophila.
Gxila ekuphulukiseni kwakho ngokulandela iseluleko sezokwelapha, ukuphatha ukucindezeleka, nokubekezelela inqubo yokwelapha. Abantu abaningi baphumela kulesi sipiliyoni ngamakhono angcono okulawula ukucindezeleka nokuqonda okukhulu kokuxhumana kwengqondo nenhliziyo.
Uma unesimungulu esikhulu ngenxa yobudala, ubulili, noma amazinga ocindezeleka, sebenzisana neqembu lakho lezokwelapha ukuze wenze amasu okuvimbela. Ngokunakekelwa okufanele nokuqonda, ungavikela inhliziyo yakho ngenkathi ubhekana nezinselele ezingaphepheki zokuphila.
I-Broken heart syndrome ayivamile ukubulala, ukufa kwenzeka ku-5% yabantu. Abantu abaningi bayaphila ngokuphelele ngaphakathi kwamasonto kuya ezinyangeni. Kodwa-ke, ingabangela izinhlanganisela ezinkulu njengezingozi zenhliziyo ezingavamile noma ukuhluleka kwenhliziyo, kungakho ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha okusheshayo kubalulekile. Ngokwelashwa okufanele, iningi labantu liyaphila ngokuphelele.
Izimpawu ezibuhlungu ngokuvamile zihlala izinsuku ezimbalwa kuya kwesonto, kodwa ukubuyiselwa okuphelele kwenhliziyo ngokuvamile kuthatha amasonto angu-4-8. Abanye abantu bazizwa bekhulu ngaphakathi kwezinsuku, kanti abanye badinga izinyanga eziningi ukuze baphile ngokuphelele. Udokotela wakho uzolandelela intuthuko yakho ngokuhlola okulandelayo futhi alungise isikhathi sakho sokwelashwa ngokufanele. Abantu abaningi babuyela emisebenzini evamile ngaphakathi kwezinyanga ezingu-1-2.
Yebo, i-broken heart syndrome ingabuya cishe ku-5-10% yabantu abake bayithola ngaphambili. Ingozi iphakeme uma ungayixazululi inkinga yokulawula ukucindezeleka noma uma uhlangabezana nesenzakalo esinzima esicindezelayo. Kungakho ukuphathwa okuqhubekayo kokucindezeleka kanye neminye imithi yenhliziyo kubalulekile ukuvimbela.
Cha, i-broken heart syndrome nokuhlasela kwenhliziyo kuyizimo ezahlukene, yize zingase zibe nokuzwakala okufanayo. Ukuhlasela kwenhliziyo kwenzeka lapho amahlathini enhliziyo evikelwe, kubangela ukulimala okungapheli. I-Broken heart syndrome ihilela ubuthakathaka bomsipha wenhliziyo ngaphandle kwamahlathini avinjelwe, futhi inhliziyo ngokuvamile iphila ngokuphelele. Zombili zidinga ukunakekelwa kwezokwelapha okusheshayo ngenxa yokuxilongwa okufanele.
Yebo, amadoda angathola i-broken heart syndrome, yize ingavamile kakhulu. Cishe u-90% wezimo zenzeka kwabesifazane, ikakhulukazi abangaphezu kweminyaka engama-50. Uma amadoda ekuthola, ngokuvamile asemncane futhi anethuba elikhulu lokuba nezici ezingokomzimba kunokuba zizici ezingokomzwelo. Izimpawu, ukwelapha, nokuphulukisa kufana kungakhathaliseki ubulili.
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