Coronary heart disease patients need to take long-term atorvastatin drugs, but the specific dosage should be taken in accordance with the doctor’s instructions, avoid increasing or decreasing the dose, and pay attention to the side effects.
Coronary heart disease is a heart disease caused by coronary artery atherosclerosis that results in narrowing of the lumen of the coronary artery, in which hyperlipidemia is one of the risk factors and needs to be actively treated.
High cholesterol, low-density lipoprotein increase, high-density lipoprotein decrease can increase the development of coronary artery atherosclerosis. Atorvastatin is mainly for patients with high cholesterol and increased LDL, and can also play a role in stabilizing atherosclerotic plaques, it is recommended that long-term use, the dosage of 10mg / day, pay attention to monitoring liver and kidney function.
Adverse effects of atorvastatin include malaise, fever, abdominal discomfort, gastrointestinal distension, hepatitis, cholestasis, skeletal muscle pain, muscle fatigue, neck pain, swollen joints, elevated aminotransferases, abnormal liver function tests, and hyperglycemia.
This product is contraindicated in persons with active liver disease, persons with unexplained persistent elevation of liver transaminases, persons who are allergic to any of the ingredients in this product, pregnant women or women of childbearing age who may conceive.
If you feel unwell, you should seek medical advice and follow the doctor’s instructions.