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What is the treatment for atherosclerosis?

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Atherosclerosis: Reducing cholesterol, treating high blood pressure, smoking cessation, treating diabetes are the know risk factor "treatments" to hopefully slow the progression of atherosclerosis.

Answered 3/10/2013

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Dr. Creighton Wright answered

Specializes in surgery

Avoid it!: By following healthy habits american heart you can dramatically reduce the incidence! if you develop the diseases, there are diverse and helpful treatments. But avoidance. Prevention is better!, !

Answered 3/11/2013

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Dr. Milton Alvis, jr answered

Specializes in Preventive Medicine

LDL Drives HDL Stops: Atherosclerosis, typically starts ~age 7, is primarily driven by lipoproteins (the proteins which transport fat in the water outside cells), not cholesterol (made by every cell), thus optimize NMR particle test (hdl & LDL concentration, not cholesterol), keep hba1c low, optional ≤5.0%, sbp ≤120 mmhg, don’t smoke, exercise, avoid dietary sugars, etc; study: nusi.Org, taubes, attia, lustig fatchance.

Answered 6/10/2014

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