Ingabe Umlando Womndeni Wokuhlaselwa Kwenhliziyo Wandisa Ingozi Yakho?

Uma izinkinga ezihlobene nenhliziyo zigijima emndenini wakho ezizukulwaneni ngezizukulwane, kufanele uthathe isikhathi sokuqoqa ulwazi oluningi ngangokunokwenzeka mayelana nomlando wezifo zenhliziyo emndenini wakho futhi wabelane ngawo nodokotela wakho ovamile noma udokotela wenhliziyo ukuze uthathe izinyathelo ukuze unciphise amathuba akho okuthola izifo zenhliziyo.

Kungani kufanele ukhathazeke ngesifo senhliziyo?

Izifo zenhliziyo nemithambo yegazi (CVDs) seziphenduke imbangela ehamba phambili yokufa kwabantu abadala eNdiya. I-India izoba yisizinda sesifo sikashukela kanye nezifo zenhliziyo ngonyaka ka-2025. Kuye kwagcizelelwa ukuthi intsha ijwayele ukungenwa izifo zenhliziyo nemithambo yegazi.

Ucwaningo selukhombisile ukuthi amaNdiya anezinga eliphezulu kakhulu lesifo senhliziyo, okubuye kube yimbangela yokufa kwabantu emhlabeni wonke phakathi kwezifo ezingathathelani. 

Ingozi ye-Cardiovascular Diseases (CVDs) iyanda ngenxa yezizathu eziningi. Umlando womndeni wesifo senhliziyo ungomunye wawo. Kungakho kubalulekile ukuthi wazi izimpawu nezimpawu zakuqala zesifo senhliziyo ukuze unqume izindlela zokugwema noma zokunciphisa ubungozi bokuthinteka yinoma yisiphi isifo senhliziyo nemithambo yegazi.

Yiziphi izinhlobo zezifo zenhliziyo?

Izifo zenhliziyo zingase zibonakale ngezindlela eziningi kubantu abadala. Kufanele wazi ngezinhlobo zezifo zenhliziyo nezimpawu zazo ukuze wazi kahle isimo sakho.

1. I-Coronary Artery Disease: Kubangelwa ama-plaque (enziwe nge-cholesterol ediphozithi kanye namahlule egazi) ukunqwabelana ezindongeni zemithambo yenhliziyo okuholela ekunciphiseni kokunikezwa kwegazi enhliziyweni. Izimpawu zeCoronary Artery Disease (CAD) zihlanganisa ukuphelelwa umoya, ubuhlungu besifuba, intamo nomhlathi noma ngezinye izikhathi ukukhathala.
2. I-Arrhythmia: Kuchazwa njengokushaya kwenhliziyo okungajwayelekile/okusheshayo. Kungaba yingozi uma ukushaya kwenhliziyo kungasheshi kakhulu noma umfutho wegazi ungehli. Kwesinye isikhathi i-arrhythmias ingabangela ukushaya kwenhliziyo okusheshayo kakhulu ngokwehla komfutho wegazi okuyisimo esiphuthumayo sezempilo.
3. I-Valvular Heart Disease: Isifo senhliziyo se-valvular singabandakanya noma yimaphi ama-valve amane enhliziyo. Kungaba okwesibili kwezinye izifo ezibangelwa amagciwane (isifo senhliziyo esibuhlungu, i-infective endocarditis), isifo se-valvular esizalwa nayo, noma esihlobene nesifo se-coronary artery (Heart attack). Isifo senhliziyo ye-valvular singabangela ukuvuza noma ukumelana (i-stenosis) ekugelezeni kwegazi ku-valve.
4. Isifo senhliziyo esine-hypertensive: Kubangelwa umfutho wegazi ophezulu/ongalawuleki. Kungabangela ukuvuvukala phezu kwenhliziyo okubangela ukuhluleka kwenhliziyo.

Yini okufanele uyenze ukuze ugweme isifo senhliziyo?

Uma unomlando owaziwayo wesifo senhliziyo emndenini wakho, kufanele uqoqe ulwazi mayelana nohlobo lwesifo senhliziyo izihlobo zakho ezazinaso kanye neminyaka ezatholwa ngazo. Kubalulekile ngoba kusiza udokotela wakho ukuthi ahlonze noma yisiphi isifo senhliziyo ongaba naso ngokushesha futhi avimbele ezinye izinkinga.

Kufanele uzilawule kanjani izici eziyingozi ezibangela isifo senhliziyo?

Nakuba ungeke ukwazi ukushintsha umlando womndeni wakho, ungakwazi ukugcina ezinye izici ezishintshayo engcuphe eziholela esifweni senhliziyo uhlole. Lezi zici zihlanganisa:

• Ukugwema Ugwayi: Ugwayi uyingozi enkulu yesifo senhliziyo. Ngakho-ke, kunconywa ukuthi ugweme ukubhema nganoma iyiphi indlela, ukuhlafuna, nokubhema. 
• Ukugwema Utshwala: Kufanele kudlule ngaphandle kokusho ukuthi utshwala buzobiza kakhulu enhliziyweni yakho uma ungakhawuleli ukubuphuza. Kungakhathaliseki ukuthi uthambekele kangakanani ekungeneni emikhubeni yakho yokuphuza, ungakwazi okungenani ukulinganisela kube iziphuzo ezimbili ngosuku futhi kancane kancane unciphise ngenxa yenhliziyo yakho.
• Ukudla Okunempilo: Ukudla ukudla okunempilo nokunokulinganisela okuhlanganisa imifino, izithelo, amantongomane, okusanhlamvu kuzoba yinzuzo enhliziyweni yakho. Ungathintana nodokotela wakho ukuze uthole iseluleko esiqondile mayelana nokudla.
• Ukuzivocavoca Nokugcina I-BMI Enempilo: Ukuzivocavoca imizuzu engaba ngamashumi amathathu ngosuku kuyilungele inhliziyo yakho kanye nengqondo yakho. Ukusebenza izinsuku ezinhlanu ngesonto kuzokwanela, kodwa kufanele ubuke isisindo sakho njengoba ukukhuluphala kubhekwa njengenye yezimbangela eziphambili zesifo senhliziyo emhlabeni wonke.
• Gcina Umfutho Wegazi kanye nesifo sikashukela Ukuhlola: Izimbangela ezimbili eziphambili zokuhlaselwa yinhliziyo umfutho wegazi ongalawuleki kanye namazinga kashukela egazini. Thatha imithi njengoba kunqunywe udokotela futhi udle ukudla okunempilo. Yenza uhlelo lokudla olususelwe esimweni sakho sempilo ngokuthintana nodokotela wezokudla. Lezi zinyathelo zizosiza ekugcineni i-glucose evamile, i-cholesterol, namazinga omfutho wegazi.

Isiphetho

Lapho ubhekene nomlando womndeni wesifo senhliziyo, kufanele uthole ukuhlolwa kokuhlolwa okwenziwa njalo ngaphandle kokuhlola amabhokisi ashiwo ngenhla. Kuzokusiza uphile impilo enempilo futhi ugcine isifo senhliziyo kude. 

Kufanele uthintane nodokotela wakho ngokushesha mayelana nanoma yiluphi uphawu lwesifo senhliziyo ongase ube nalo.