What to do about calcified aortic plaque

Aortic plaque calcification is mainly treated by targeting the causative factors and controlling the risk factors, while drugs are given to slow down the progression of the disease and prevent thrombosis. Aortic plaque is formed by atherosclerosis of blood vessels, usually does not have serious clinical symptoms, but needs to be treated for the causative factors and risk factors. Usually eat a light diet, eat more vegetables and coarse grains, quit smoking and alcohol. If there are abnormalities in blood pressure, blood lipids or blood sugar, active drug treatment should be carried out to control the three highs. For vascular plaque and calcification to give drugs to prevent the progress of the disease, to prevent thrombosis, commonly used aspirin anti-platelet aggregation, atorvastatin to reduce blood lipids, stabilize plaque. The presence of plaque and calcification in the aorta often leads to lesions in the coronary vessels and cerebral vessels, so it is recommended to go to the relevant specialties to improve the examination and assessment of the condition.