There are many types of heart disease in the elderly, the common ones are hypertensive heart disease, atherosclerotic heart disease and rheumatic heart disease, and different types of heart disease require different kinds of medication. Patients are advised to take medication according to the doctor’s advice.
1. hypertensive heart disease: this kind of heart disease is related to high blood pressure, so the drug treatment should mainly control high blood pressure, you can choose nifedipine, valsartan, captopril and other antihypertensive drugs.
2. Atherosclerotic heart disease: this kind of heart disease and the patient’s hyperlipidemia are closely related, so in the treatment should choose some lipid-lowering drugs, such as atorvastatin and so on.
3. Rheumatic heart disease: this kind of heart disease is related to streptococcal infection, so the patient should consult the doctor in time to clarify the period and severity of the disease, and choose whether to carry out surgical treatment or not. Drug treatment mainly involves choosing streptococcus-sensitive antibiotics, such as penicillin, to control the infection and prevent recurrence, and anti-inflammatory drugs, such as aspirin, can be taken when accompanied by joint symptoms.
Other heart diseases such as degenerative heart valve disease and atrial fibrillation need to be treated according to the specific condition, and it is recommended that the patient should consult the doctor even if he/she is suffering from these diseases to avoid any misunderstanding.