Atherosclerotic heart disease is usually coronary atherosclerotic heart disease, referred to as coronary heart disease, usually need to take medication, lifestyle intervention, surgical treatment and other comprehensive treatment measures.
1. Drug therapy: Nitroglycerin or isosorbide nitrate should be used immediately when angina attack occurs, which can reduce the heart load and myocardial oxygen consumption, thus relieving angina. During the period of remission, metoprolol, isosorbide nitrate, isosorbide 5-mononitrate, verapamil, nifedipine, aspirin, clopidogrel, lovastatin and other drugs should be taken on time and in accordance with the dosage.
2. Lifestyle intervention: patients can exercise moderately to improve exercise tolerance and reduce symptoms; dietary intake of low-calorie, low-fat, low-cholesterol, low-salt diet, more vegetables, fruits and crude fiber food; quit smoking and alcohol; adjust the mindset, maintain psychological balance; avoid overwork, emotional, full meals, hard defecation, cold stimulation, and so on.
3. Surgery: If the patient’s coronary artery stenosis is greater than 75%, coronary angiography is needed, and percutaneous coronary intervention or coronary artery bypass grafting can be performed according to the patient’s condition if necessary.
Diagnosed with coronary artery disease, patients should actively under the guidance of the doctor treatment, so as not to lead to serious consequences.