Treatment of Arteriosclerosis
Prevention is the best treatment of Arteriosclerosis. The Treatment of arteriosclerosis is usually in the form of preventative measures of
Prophylaxis. These includes:
Drug
therapy
Drug
therapy for underlying conditions, such as drugs for the treatment of high cholesterol, drugs
to treat high blood pressure (ACE inhibitors),and anti-coagulant drugs, are
often recommended in the prevention of
arteriosclerosis (prophylaxis).
Lifestyle
changes
Positive
Lifestyle changes such as adequate exercise, quitting smoking, and reduction or
abstinence from alcohol intake are also recommended.
Surgery
There
are various types of surgeries that can be performed to treat both conditions (Atherosclerosis
and Arteriosclerosis). They include angioplasty
and stent placement, coronary artery bypass surgery, endarterectomy (this is the surgical
removal of plaque from an artery that has become either narrowed or blocked),
and thrombolytic therapy (which is a
treatment used to break up masses of plaque inside the arteries through
intravenous clot-dissolving medicine).
ATHEROSCLEROSIS CAN BE SUCCESSFULLY TREATED BUT
IT CANNOT BE CURED. Recent
clinical researches have revealed that atherosclerosis can be delayed, stopped,
and even reversed by lowering LDL cholesterol drastically. New diagnostic
techniques are helping physicians to identify and treat atherosclerosis in its
earliest stages and new technologies and surgical procedures have helped to
extend the lives of many patients who would otherwise have died.
In general,
Atherosclerosis requires a lifelong
care. Patients with less severe atherosclerosis may achieve adequate control of
the condition through lifestyle changes and drug therapy. The major lifestyle
changes that can prevent the progression of the disease include a low-fat,
low-cholesterol diet, losing weight (where necessary), exercise, controlling blood
pressure, and abstinence from smoking.
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