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How to see the signs of coronary heart disease from the face

Coronary heart disease (CHD) is one of the most common diseases in the elderly, which affects people's health and longevity. According to the survey, cancer is not the most important cause of death of Chinese people, but coronary heart disease and other cardiovascular diseases occupy the first place. Moreover, with the improvement of people's living standard, the incidence rate and mortality rate of coronary heart disease are increasing year by year. This is a serious problem worthy of attention.

Senile ring of cornea

There will be a circle of gray ring around the cornea, which is caused by excessive deposition of cholesterol, phospholipids, triglycerides and other lipids in the blood on the edge of the cornea. Some patients with coronary heart disease can have this symptom.

Facial edema

Face (especially eyelid) swelling, facial muscle tissue relaxation, with the finger pressure will appear indentation, the indentation site of the skin will not bounce up. Consideration is one of the manifestations of heart failure, and also a sign of late heart failure and coronary heart disease.

Xanthoma of eyelid

It is a pale yellow soft flat verrucous protuberance on the inner skin of the double upper eyelids. Patients are often accompanied by cardiovascular disease (coronary heart disease, etc.) or hyperlipidemia.