Diffusive myocardial changes

In the modern age of information, there is no need to explain what a myocardium is. But all the same - it is a striated heart muscle, which performs the function of contracting the heart and pumping blood throughout the body. The lesions that affect all of its muscle cells are diffuse changes in the myocardium. They can be different in nature of origin, qualitative change of the heart muscle cells and symptoms.

Since the concept of "diffuse" implies the development of deficiencies affecting the cells throughout the entire striated muscle, the ECG will show the occurrence of pathology everywhere, in contrast to focal lesions.

Causes of diffuse changes in the myocardium

Diffusive changes in the myocardium can occur with such diseases and circumstances as:

- myocardial dystrophy;

- myocarditis;

- myocardiosclerosis;

- violation of water-salt metabolism;

- taking certain medications;

- heavy physical activity.

Myocardial dystrophy

Diffusive myocardial changes in dystrophy are not associated with inflammatory lesions. They appear when there is a failure in the chemical and biophysical processes responsible for contracting the heart muscle. Such defeats of muscle cells are considered reversible.

Moderate diffuse changes in the myocardium can not produce noticeable symptoms, which allows them to be detected only on the ECG. More serious disorders are represented by the following complaints: discomfort in the region of the heart, shortness of breath, fatigue and so on.

Myocardial dystrophy is a concomitant disease (to such as avitaminosis, hypoxemia, myasthenia gravis, myopathy and so on). Therefore, it is necessary to identify the main problem for the effectiveness of combating this type of violations.

Myocarditis

Diffusive changes in the myocardium can appear due to infectious diseases. For example, such as rheumatism, diphtheria, influenza, tuberculosis, typhoid and other pathologies that cause inflammation of the heart muscle and possible morphological changes in its cells. Such a heart attack is called myocarditis. Some specialists adhere to a slightly different classification and include myocardial dystrophy in the term "myocarditis."

Allocate infectious, allergic, toxic-allergic and infectious-toxic myocarditis, causing inflammation in the myocardium. The course of some is asymptomatic. In other cases, the most common signs are weakness, irregularity or increased heart rate, pain in the heart area and other symptoms.

Treatment of myocarditis is based on the eradication of the factor that caused inflammation. In the future, therapy is carried out, aimed at eliminating the consequences and normalizing the work of the myocardium, as far as possible. Naturally, the use of diet and restriction of physical activity.

Myocardiosclerosis

Diffuse changes in the myocardium can be the result of myocardiosclerosis. In this disease, connective tissue evenly replaces the muscle cells of the heart, which leads to a change in the valves.

Common signs of this heart attack are tachycardia, shortness of breath, weakness, night cough, swelling of the legs and ascites (accumulation of fluid in the lungs and abdominal cavity).

Treatment of myocardiosclerosis is in the fight against the underlying disease that caused this pathology of the heart. And also in preserving the remaining fibers of the heart muscle and improving their condition. It is necessary to eliminate heart failure, restrict physical activity and apply certain diets. In some cases, the preservation of human life is possible only with the implantation of a pacemaker.

Today, popular medicine is becoming popular. But it is worth noting that in the treatment of the above diffuse changes in the myocardium, it can play a role only as additional measures. The decision to use non-traditional methods of treatment is taken strictly by the doctor.