How to prevent cerebral embolism

Cerebral embolism refers to various emboli in the blood that enter the cerebral artery along with blood flow to block blood vessels, causing ischemic necrosis of brain tissue in the blood supply area. Arterial embolism is the most common cerebral embolism, followed by cardiogenic embolism. The pathological basis of arterial-to-arterial embolism is atherosclerosis. Therefore, in order to prevent arterial-to-arterial embolism, atherosclerosis should be controlled. Blood pressure, blood sugar, blood lipids, cholesterol and homocysteine should be controlled at ordinary times. In terms of living habits, smoking and alcohol restriction, low-salt and low-fat diet, eating more fresh fruits and vegetables, and regular aerobic exercise such as running and swimming should be carried out. The most common cause of cardiogenic embolism is atrial fibrillation, other atrial flutter and heart valve disease, infectious endocarditis, myocardial infarction, heart failure, cardiac myxoma, etc. Therefore, patients with heart disease should control the heart itself, such as atrial fibrillation patients not only to control the ventricular rate, if there are no contraindications, but also long-term anticoagulation therapy to prevent embolism.