Can rheumatic heart disease cause cerebral infarction

Cerebral infarction is cerebral infarction, rheumatic heart disease is not caused by cerebral infarction, should be judged according to the specific circumstances.

Rheumatic heart disease is caused by rheumatic fever severe attack or repeated attacks of heart valve damage, if the patient is in the early stage of the disease, usually no obvious clinical symptoms, will not cause cerebral infarction. If the patient is in the late stage of the disease, can lead to cardiac insufficiency, resulting in thrombosis. These thrombosis can fall off and flow into the brain blood vessels, leading to cerebral infarction.

Patients with rheumatic heart disease cerebral infarction, should seek medical treatment in time, to improve the quality of life, prolong the survival period. Usually should adjust the diet structure, to low-fat, low-salt food based.