How is vascular plaque treated?

In general, the treatment of vascular plaque is drug-based, and the main treatment strategies are currently
General treatment: control of related risk factors, such as smoking cessation, improvement of lifestyle, blood pressure and blood sugar control, etc.
Lipid adjustment: such as statin lipid-regulating drugs.
Antiplatelet drugs: the most commonly used oral drugs are aspirin and clopidogrel.
Thrombolytic drugs: available thrombolytic drugs often include streptokinase, alteplase, etc.
Interventional and surgical treatment: stenosis and occlusion caused by severe plaque dislodgement, especially coronary arteries may be treated with revascularization or bypass graft surgery.