Atherosclerosis is due to genetic, high blood fat, high blood pressure and other factors caused by the arterial lining lipid deposition, the formation of plaque sclerosis, often involving the heart blood vessels, cerebral blood vessels, peripheral blood vessels, etc., to improve the way of treatment usually include adjusting the lifestyle, controlling the risk factors, medication, surgical treatment.
1. Lifestyle adjustment: low-salt, low-fat diet, less greasy food, good exercise habits, obese patients should control their weight, and patients who smoke should quit smoking.
2. Control risk factors: If you have hypertension, diabetes, dyslipidemia, etc., you need to follow the doctor’s instructions to take Olmesartan, Metformin, Atorvastatin and other medications to control your blood pressure, blood glucose, and blood lipids within the target range.
3. Drug treatment: If the atherosclerotic stenosis ≥ 50%, or although the atherosclerotic stenosis < 50%, but belongs to the cardiovascular risk of high-risk groups, in the active control of risk factors at the same time, you can take aspirin, clopidogrel, and other antiplatelet aggregation drugs, in addition to the need to take statin lipid-lowering drugs to control the progression of plaque.
4. Surgery: If the degree of atherosclerosis is serious, the stenosis of blood vessels is more than 70%, and it involves the heart, the patient manifests severe chest tightness and chest pain, and the involvement of the skull and brain manifests dizziness and headache, etc., implantation of stent or bypass grafting can be considered.
If the patient has atherosclerosis, it is recommended to go to the hospital to clarify the disease and follow the doctor's instructions for treatment.