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Ukuqina kwekhamera ephambili yombilini kwenzeka lapho ikhamera ephambili yombilini ephompa igazi iba nzima kunokujwayelekile. Cabanga ngayo njengomsuku oqina futhi omkhulu lapho kudingeka usebenze nzima kunokujwayelekile.
Ikhamera yakho ephambili yombilini yiyona ephambili. Iphompa igazi elicebile nge-oksijini emzimbeni wakho wonke ngaso sonke isikhathi. Uma le khamera ibhekene noxinzelelo olukhulu noma ukumelana isikhathi eside, izindonga zayo ziyaqina kancane kancane ukuze ziphathe umsebenzi owengeziwe.
Nakuba lokhu kungase kuzwakale kukhathazayo, ukuqina kwekhamera ephambili yombilini empeleni kuyindlela yombilini wakho yokuzilungiselela izimo ezinzima. Abantu abaningi baphila impilo evamile, enempilo ngokuphathwa okuhle nokunakekelwa.
Abantu abaningi abane-left ventricular hypertrophy abanawo noma yimiphi impawu ekuqaleni. Umgogodla wakho uhlala uziqondisa ngokuthula, usebenza nzima ngaphandle kokuthumela izimpawu zokuqapha ezicacile.
Uma izimpawu zivele, ngokuvamile zithuthuka kancane kancane njengoba umgogodla wakho uzama ukugcina isidingo somzimba wakho. Nazi izimpawu ezivamile ongaziqaphela:
Abanye abantu nabo bahlupheka ngokukhuluphala ezinyaweni, ezinzwini, noma ezinyaweni njengoba umgogodla wabo uba sengozini ekuphompeni igazi. Lezi zimpawu ngokuvamile ziyaqina kancane kancane, ngakho ungase ungaziqapheli ngokushesha.
Kubalulekile ukuqaphela ukuthi izimpawu zingase zihluke kakhulu kumuntu nomuntu. Abanye abantu bangase bazizwe bephilile ngokuphelele, kanti abanye bangase babe nezimpawu eziningi ndawonye.
I-hypertrophy yeqhwa elikhohlo iza ngezindlela ezahlukene, kuye ngokuthi yini eyibangela nokuthi ithonya kanjani ubukhulu benhliziyo yakho. Ukuqonda le mihlobo kusiza odokotela ukuba bakhethe indlela yokwelapha engcono kakhulu kuwe.
Izigaba ezimbili eziyinhloko zisekelwe ekutheni ubukhulu buthonya yini ikhono lenhliziyo yakho lokuphumula nokugcwaliswa igazi. Nanka umehluko wazo:
I-hypertrophy ehlanganisiwe kwenzeka lapho izindonga zenhliziyo yakho ziqina ngokulinganayo nxazonke ikhamera. Lo mkhuba uvamise ukuvela lapho inhliziyo yakho ibhekene noxinzelelo lwegazi oluphezulu iminyaka eminingi. Ikhamera ngokwayo ingaba ncinci, kodwa izindonga ziqina ukuze zikwazi ukubhekana noxinzelelo olwengeziwe.
I-hypertrophy engaphandle kwenzeka lapho ikhamera yenhliziyo yakho ikhula khona izindonga ziqina. Lokhu kuvame ukuvela lapho inhliziyo yakho idinga ukupompa ivolumu yebanga elikhulu, njengoba kunjalo ngezinkinga ezithile zevalvu noma izifo zemisipha yenhliziyo.
Kukhona futhi i-hypertrophic cardiomyopathy, isimo sokuzalwa lapho imisipha yenhliziyo iqina khona ngokungavamile ngaphandle kwesizathu esicacile njengoxinzelelo lwegazi oluphezulu. Lolu hlobo oluzuzwe luthinta abantu banoma yimiphi iminyaka futhi ngokuvamile luya emindenini.
Udokotela wakho angakwazi ukuthola ukuthi yiluphi uhlobo olukuhle ngezilingo zokuthwebula izithombe. Ulwazi lolu lusiza ukuthi baqonde ukuthi yini ebangela isimo sakho futhi bahlele ukwelashwa okuphumelelayo.
I-hypertrophy yeqhwa elikhohlo ithuthukela lapho inhliziyo yakho ibhekene noxinzelelo oluqhubekayo noma izidingo ezikhulayo izinyanga noma iminyaka eminingi. Isisulu esivame kakhulu yoxinzelelo lwegazi oluphezulu, olucindezela inhliziyo yakho ukuba isebenze kanzima ngaso sonke isithuba.
Izimo eziningi zingabangela ukukhuluphala kwemisipha yenhliziyo. Ake sihlole izimbangela eziyinhloko, siqale ngezivamile kakhulu:
Izimbangela ezingavamile zihlanganisa izifo zofuzo ezithile, isifo sokugula kwesibindi, kanye nezinye izidakamizwa. Ngokuvamile, izimo ezinjenge-amyloidosis noma i-sarcoidosis zingabangela ukuqina kwemisipha yenhliziyo ngezindlela ezahlukene.
Ngezinye izikhathi, i-left ventricular hypertrophy ithuthukela ngaphandle kwesizathu esicacile esiyimbangela. Lesi simo, esibizwa ngokuthi i-idiopathic hypertrophy, sidinga ukulandelelwa ngokucophelela futhi kungadinga ukuhlolwa kwe-genetic ukuze kuvinjelwe izimo eziwusifa.
Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi ukuthola nokuphatha imbangela ephambili kuvame ukusiza ukuvimbela ukuqina okuqhubekayo futhi kungavumela ngisho nokuthuthuka okuthile ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Kufanele uxhumane nodokotela wakho uma uhlushwa ubuhlungu obungapheli esifubeni, ukuphefumula okunzima ngesikhathi semisebenzi evamile, noma ukukhathala okungachazeki okuhlupha impilo yakho yansuku zonke. Lezi zikhalazo zingabonisa ukuthi inhliziyo yakho iluma ukugcina izidingo zomzimba wakho.
Funani usizo lwezokwelapha ngokushesha uma unebuhlungu obukhulu esifubeni, ubunzima bokuqeda umoya ngenkathi ukhulu, noma izikhathi zokuphelelwa yisibindi. Lokhu kungabonisa ukuthi isimo senhliziyo yakho sidinga ukuhlolwa okusheshayo nokuphathwa.
Ungalindi ukuthola usizo uma ubona ukukhula ezinyaweni noma ezinzwini ezingaphuli ngokuphumula. Lokhu kungasho ukuthi inhliziyo yakho ayipompi igazi kahle, futhi ukwelashwa kwasekuqaleni kungavimbela izinkinga ezinkulu.
Uma unemlando womndeni wesifo senhliziyo noma ukufa kwenhliziyo okungazelelwe, tshela udokotela wakho ngisho noma uzizwa uphilile. Ezinye izinhlobo zokukhuluphala kwesisu sobunxele zidluliselwa emindenini futhi ziyazuza ekuhlolweni kwasekuqaleni.
Ukuhlola okuvamile kuba kubaluleke kakhulu uma unemazinga aphezulu egeza legazi, isifo sikashukela, noma ezinye izimbangela ezingozi. Udokotela wakho angaqapha impilo yenhliziyo yakho futhi abone izinguquko ngaphambi kokuba izimpawu zivele.
Izici eziningi zingandisa amathuba akho okukhula kokukhuluphala kwesisu sobunxele. Imbangela enkulu engozi ukuba nemazinga aphezulu egeza legazi, ikakhulukazi uma ingalawulwa kahle isikhathi eside.
Ukuqonda izimbangela zakho siqu ezingozi kukusiza ukuthi uthathe izinyathelo zokuvikela impilo yenhliziyo yakho. Nazi izici eziyinhloko ezingabangela lesi simo:
Izici zesitayela sokuphila nazo zidlalela indima. Ukubhema, ukusebenzisa utshwala ngokweqile, nokuntuleka kokuzivocavoca konke kungabangela izimo ezicindezela inhliziyo yakho isikhathi eside.
Ezinye izimbangela ezingozi, njengezakhiwo zezofu noma ubudala, azikwazi ukushintshwa. Kodwa-ke, eziningi ziphendula kahle ekuguqulweni kwesitayela sokuphila nasekwelapheni kwezokwelapha uma kudingeka.
Izindaba ezimnandi ukuthi ukuphatha izimbangela ezingalawuleki ezingozi kunciphisa kakhulu amathuba akho okukhula kokukhuluphala kwesisu sobunxele noma kusiza ukuvimbela ukuba sibi.
Ukukhuluphala kwesisu sobunxele kungabangela izinkinga ezinzima zenhliziyo uma kungalawulwa kahle. Imisipha yenhliziyo ebukhulu ingase ihluleke ukupompa igazi kahle, okungase kuthonye yonke imisipha yakho yomzimba.
Nakuba izinkinga ezingase zenzeke zilimaza, eziningi zingavikeleka noma ziphathwe kahle ngokunakekelwa komtholampilo okufanele. Nanka amaphuzu abalulekile abawubheka odokotela:
Ingozi yezinkinga ezingase zenzeke ihluka kakhulu kuye ngesizathu esiyimbangela, ukuthi ubukhulu bokuqina bukhulu kangakanani, nokuthi uyilawula kangakanani ezinye izimo zempilo. Abantu abaningi abane-hypertrophy yesisu sobunxele elula abazange babe nezinkinga ezinzima.
Ukutholakala kwangaphambi kwesikhathi nokuphathwa kunciphisa kakhulu amathuba ezinkinga ezingase zenzeke. Udokotela wakho uzolandelela isimo sakho njalo futhi alungise ukwelashwa njengoba kudingeka ukuze ugcine inhliziyo yakho isebenza kahle.
Khumbula ukuthi ukuba ne-hypertrophy yesisu sobunxele akusho ukuthi uzoba nezinkinga. Ngokunakekelwa okufanele, abantu abaningi bagcina impilo enhle yenhliziyo iminyaka eminingi.
Indlela engcono kakhulu yokuvimbela i-hypertrophy yesisu sobunxele ukulawula izimo ezingayibangela, ikakhulukazi igazi eliphezulu. Izimo eziningi zingagwenywa ngokukhetha impilo enempilo nokukhathalelwa komtholampilo okufanele.
Njengoba ukucindezeleka kwegazi eliphezulu kuyimbangela ehamba phambili, ukugcina ukucindezeleka kwegazi kwakho kubanga elihle kuyithuluzi lakho elikhulu kunawo wonke lokuvimbela. Lokhu kusho ukugcina izilinganiso ngaphansi kuka-120/80 mmHg kubantu abaningi.
Nazi izindlela eziyisihluthulelo zokuvimbela ezingavikela inhliziyo yakho:
Uma une-diabetes, isifo sokugula, noma ezinye izimo ezihlupha inhliziyo yakho, sebenzisana eduze nodokotela wakho ukuze uzilawule kahle. Ukulawulwa okuhle kwalezi zimo kusiza ekuvinjelweni kwezinkinga zenhliziyo.
Ukuhlolwa okujwayelekile kuvumela udokotela wakho ukuthi abambe futhi aphathe ukucindezeleka kwegazi eliphezulu noma ezinye izici ezingozi ngaphambi kokuba zonakalise inhliziyo yakho. Ukungenelela kwangaphambi kwesikhathi kuvame ukuba yiyona nto ebaluleke kakhulu ekuvinjelweni.
Ukuxilongwa kwe-hypertrophy ye-ventricular ehlukile kuvame ukuqala ngodokotela wakho olalele inhliziyo yakho futhi ebuza ngezimpawu zakho. Bangase bezwe umsindo wenhliziyo noma baphawule ezinye izimpawu ngesikhathi sokuhlolwa komzimba okujwayelekile.
Ivivinyo elivamile nelithembekile kakhulu yi-echocardiogram, esebenzisa amaza omsindo ukwenza izithombe ezihamba zenhliziyo yakho. Lovivinyo olungenazinkinga lubonisa ubukhulu nomsebenzi wenhliziyo yakho ngesikhathi sangempela, kuvumela odokotela ukuba balinganise ubukhulu bodonga ngokuqondile.
Udokotela wakho angase futhi anikeze umyalo wokuhlolwa kwe-electrocardiogram (ECG noma EKG) ukuhlola umsebenzi womgogodla wenhliziyo yakho. Nakuba lo mkhuba ungabonisa ukukhuluphala kwesisu sokugcina, awunamandla njenge-echocardiogram ekuqondeni ubukhulu bamasu enhliziyo.
Ngezinye izikhathi kudingeka ukuhlolwa okuengeziwe ukuze kutholakale imbangela ejulile. Lokhu kungafaka ukuhlolwa kwegazi ukuhlola izinkinga zezinso noma isifo sikashukela, izithombe ze-X-ray zesifuba ukuze kubonwe usayizi wenhliziyo yakho, noma izithombe ezikhethekile njenge-cardiac MRI.
Uma udokotela wakho enesizathu sokuthi kungumfuziselo, angase akhuthaze ukuhlolwa kwe-genetic noma ukuhlolwa kwamalungu omndeni. Lolu lwazi lusiza ekuqondeni izinqumo zokwelashwa nohlelo lomndeni.
Inqubo yokuxilonga ngokuvamile yenzeka ngezikhathi eziningi zokubonisana. Udokotela wakho ufuna ukuqoqa ulwazi oluphelele ukuze anikeze ukuxilongwa okuchane kakhulu nelenhlanhla yokwelapha esimweni sakho esithile.
Ukwelashwa kokukhuluphala kwesisu sokugcina kugxile ekunakekeleni imbangela ejulile nokuvimbela izinkinga. Izindaba ezinhle ukuthi abantu abaningi babona ukuthuthuka ezimpahleni zabo nasemsebenzini wenhliziyo ngokwelashwa okuhle.
Uhlelo lwakho lokwelapha luzoxhomeka kulokho okubangela isimo sakho. Uma ukucindezeleka kwegazi kuyimbangela, ukulawula kwakho kuvame ukwenza ukuthi amasosha enhliziyo abuyele eduze nobukhulu obuvamile ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Izindlela zokwelapha ezivamile zihlanganisa:
Abantu abaningi bayaphendula kahle emithi ebizwa ngokuthi yi-ACE inhibitors noma i-ARBs, esiza ekuqandiseni imithambo yegazi nokunciphisa umsebenzi wenhliziyo. I-Beta-blockers nayo ingasiza ngokucolisela izinga lenhliziyo nokunciphisa igazi.
Uma uneinkinga yephini lenhliziyo ebangela ukukhuluphala, ungase udinga ukuhlinzwa ukuze ulungise noma ubeke esikhundleni iphini. Lokhu kungathuthukisa kakhulu umsebenzi wenhliziyo yakho kanye nezimpawu.
Ngokwemvelo ye-hypertrophy, ukwelashwa kugxile ekunqobeni izinkinga nokuphatha izimpawu. Abanye abantu bangase badinge amadivayisi afakwa ukuvimbela izinga lenhliziyo eyingozi.
Izindaba ezimnandi ukuthi ukwelashwa kuvame ukusizakala abantu bazizwe bekhulu futhi kungabuye kubekezelele ezinye zokukhuluphala kwemisipha yenhliziyo ngokuhamba kwesikhathi.
Ukuphatha i-left ventricular hypertrophy ekhaya kuhilela ukwenza izinqumo zokuphila ezisempilweni yenhliziyo ezisekela ukwelashwa kwakho kwezokwelapha. Izinguquko ezincane, eziqhubekayo zingenza umehluko omkhulu endleleni ozizwa ngayo nendlela inhliziyo yakho esebenza ngayo.
Isisekelo sokuphathwa ekhaya ukulandela uhlelo lwakho lokwelashwa ngokuqondile njengoba kulotshiwe. Ukweqa izilinganiso noma ukuyeka imithi kungabangela ukuphakama kwegazi lakho futhi kubeke ukucindezela okwengeziwe enhliziyweni yakho.
Nawa amasu aphambili okuphathwa ekhaya angasiza ekuthuthukiseni isimo sakho:
Qaphela izimpawu zakho ufunde ukuthi uzibona nini seziqala ukuba zimbi. Xhumana nodokotela wakho uma ubona ukuthi uqala ukuphefumula kanzima, ubuhlungu esifubeni, noma ukukhathala okungavamile.
Gcina zonke izikhathi zakho zokubona udokotela, ngisho noma uzizwa kahle. Ukulandelela njalo kusiza udokotela wakho ukulungisa ukwelashwa kwakho futhi abone noma yiziphi izinguquko ekuqaleni.
Cabanga ngokubamba iqhaza ohlelweni lokululama kwenhliziyo uma udokotela wakho ekuncoma. Lezi zinhlelo zinikeza ukuqeqeshwa komzimba oluqondiswe kanye nemfundo mayelana nokuphila okunempilo yentliziyo.
Ukulungiselela ukubona udokotela wakho kusiza uqinisekise ukuthi uthola okuningi kakhulu ekuhambeleni kwakho futhi uthole ukunakekelwa okuhle kakhulu. Ukulungiselela okuhle kuholela ezingxoxweni eziphumelelayo kakhulu nasezinqumweni zokwelapha ezingcono.
Qala ngokubhala zonke izimpawu zakho, kufaka phakathi ukuthi zenzeka nini nokuthi yini ebonakala iyabenza. Chaza ngokucacile ngezinto ezibangela ukuphefumula kanzima noma ukungakhululeki esifubeni.
Letha uhlu oluphelele lazo zonke izidakamizwa ozithathayo, kufaka phakathi izidakamizwa ezithengiswa ngaphandle kwelayisensi kanye nezinye izinto. Faka imithamo nokuthi uzithatha kangaki, njengoba ezinye izidakamizwa zingathinta inhliziyo yakho.
Lungiselela imibuzo okumele uyibuze udokotela wakho. Ungakhathazeki ngokubuza imibuzo eminingi kakhulu - udokotela wakho ufuna ukukusiza ukuthi uqonde isimo sakho. Cabanga ngokubuza ngezinketho zokwelapha, izinguquko zendlela yokuphila, nokuthi yini okufanele uyilindele kusasa.
Uma unezihlobo ezinomdlavuza wenhliziyo, bhala phansi lokho okukwaziyo ngezimo zazo. Lolu lwazi lusiza udokotela wakho ukuhlola izici zakho eziyingozi zezofuzo.
Letha umuntu nawe uma kungenzeka. Ukuba nelungu lomndeni noma umngani nawe kungakusiza ukuba ukhumbule ulwazi olubalulekile futhi kunikeze ukwesekwa ngokomzwelo ngesikhathi sokuvakasha.
Cabanga ngokuqapha idayari yezimpawu amasonto ambalwa ngaphambi kokubona udokotela wakho. Qaphela ukuthi izimpawu zenzeka nini, lokho obekwenza, nokuthi zazinzima kangakanani ngesilinganiso esingu-1 kuya ku-10.
Ukuqina kwesisu sobunxele kuyindlela inhliziyo yakho ephendula ngayo ekusebenzeni kunokujwayelekile, futhi nakuba kuzwakala kukubi, abantu abaningi bayakwazi ukulawula ngempumelelo ngenxa yokunakekelwa okuhle. Iphuzu eliyinhloko ukutholakala kwangaphambi kwesikhathi nokubhekana nezimbangela eziyinhloko, ikakhulukazi ukucindezeleka kwegazi eliphakeme.
Izigameko eziningi zingaphathwa ngempumelelo ngemithi, ukushintsha indlela yokuphila, nokubhekwa njalo kwezokwelapha. Abantu abaningi babona ukuthuthuka ezimpahleni zabo nasemsebenzini wenhliziyo uma belandela uhlelo lwabo lokwelashwa ngokuqhubekayo.
Into ebaluleke kunazo zonke ongayenza ukusebenzisana eduze neqembu lakho lezempilo futhi uthathe indima ephambili ekwelapheni kwakho. Lokhu kusho ukuthatha imithi njengoba kulotshiwe, ukwenza izinqumo zokuphila ezisebenzela impilo yenhliziyo, nokugcina zonke izikhathi zokwelapha.
Khumbula ukuthi ukuba nokuqina kwesisu sobunxele akusho ukuthi awukwazi ukuphila impilo egcwele, esebenzayo. Ngokulawulwa okuhle, abantu abaningi baqhubeka besebenza, beqeqesha, futhi bajabulela imisebenzi yabo abayithandayo iminyaka eminingi ezayo.
Hlala unethemba futhi ugxile kulokho ongakulawula. Izinyathelo ezincane, eziqhubekayo eziya empilweni enhle yenhliziyo zingadala ukuthuthuka okukhulu endleleni ozizwa ngayo nokuthi usebenza kanjani usuku nosuku.
Yebo, ukuqina kwesisu sobunxele kuvame ukulungiswa noma kubekezelwe, ikakhulukazi uma kubangelwa ukucindezeleka kwegazi eliphakeme. Ngokwelashwa okuhle, abantu abaningi babona umusculo wenhliziyo ubuyela ebukhulu obujwayelekile ezinyangeni kuya eminyakeni. Iphuzu eliyinhloko ukuphatha imbangela ebangela ngokuqhubekayo nokulandela uhlelo lwakho lokwelashwa. Noma kunjalo, izinhlobo zezofuzo zingase zibe nzima ukuzibuyisela ngokuphelele.
Ukukhuluphala kwesisu sobunxele akubi njalo, kodwa kudinga ukunakekelwa kwemithi nokulandelelwa. Abantu abaningi abanezimpawu ezilula baphila impilo evamile ngokuphathwa okuhle. Izinga lobungozi lixhomeke ekubangelweni okusekelwe, ukuthi ukukhuluphala kunzima kangakanani, nokuthi ezinye izimo zempilo ziqondiswa kangcono kangakanani. Udokotela wakho angahlola ubungozi bakho obubalulekile futhi ancoma ukwelashwa okufanele.
Ukuzivocavoca kusiza ngokuvamile kubantu abane-left ventricular hypertrophy, kodwa uhlobo nobukhulu kufanele kuqondiswe udokotela wakho. Ukuzivocavoca okulinganiselwe komzimba kuvame ukuthuthukisa umsebenzi wenhliziyo nempilo iyonke. Noma kunjalo, uma unezinhlobo ezithile zezinto eziyizofu noma izimpawu ezinzima, udokotela wakho angase akhuthaze ukugwema ukuzivocavoca okunzima kakhulu. Hlala uxoxa ngezinhlelo zakho zokuzivocavoca nodokotela wakho.
Ungase uqale ukuzizwa kangcono phakathi namasonto ambalwa uqala ukwelashwa, kodwa izinguquko zesakhiwo senhliziyo yakho zithatha isikhathi eside ukuze zithuthuke. Ukuthuthuka kokucindezeleka kwegazi kuvame ukuvela phakathi nezinsuku kuya emaviki uqala imithi. Ubukhulu bamasu enhliziyo bungase buqale ukuthuthuka ngemuva kwezinyanga ezimbalwa zokulawulwa okuhle kokucindezeleka kwegazi, ngokuthuthuka okuqhubekayo ngaphezu konyaka-2 eminyakeni eminingi.
Abantu abaningi abane-left ventricular hypertrophy abadingi ukuhlinzwa futhi bangaphathwa ngemithi nokushintsha indlela yokuphila. Ukuhlinzwa kungacatshangelwa uma unezinkinga ezinzima zevalvu yenhliziyo ebangela ukukhuluphala, noma ezimweni ezingavamile zokukhuluphala okuyizofu ngezimpawu eziyingozi. Udokotela wakho uzokuncoma ukuhlinzwa kuphela uma izinzuzo zidlula kakhulu izingozi zesimo sakho esithile.
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