How to treat cerebral infarction caused by the heart

Cerebral infarction generally refers to ischemic stroke, and ischemic stroke caused by the heart can be treated by medication and surgery.

1. Medication

1. Anticoagulants: If the patient has atrial fibrillation and is accompanied by cerebral vascular embolism, it is necessary to use warfarin sodium tablets, rivaroxaban tablets and other drugs for treatment according to the doctor's instructions. It prevents the blood from forming new emboli within the blood vessels and also promotes the dissolution of emboli that have already formed.

2. Lipid-regulating drugs: If the patient's blood lipid level is in a high state, it is necessary to cooperate with the doctor to use atorvastatin calcium tablets, rosuvastatin calcium tablets and other drugs for treatment, so as to achieve the purpose of lowering cholesterol and prevent aggravation of the disease to a certain extent.

3. Vasodilator drugs: If the patient's condition is more serious, it is also necessary to strictly follow the doctor's instructions to use nitroglycerin for injection, flunarizine hydrochloride capsules and other drugs for improvement, which usually have a certain effect.

2. Surgical treatment

If the above symptoms are relatively severe and cannot be effectively relieved by drug treatment, it is necessary to go to the cardiovascular department of a regular hospital in time for treatment by carotid endarterectomy or stent implantation surgery to avoid delaying the condition.

In addition, you should also pay attention to the usual healthy diet, try to eat light food, such as millet porridge, fruit salad, etc., but avoid spicy and irritating food, such as chili, hot pot, etc.