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What is the most effective treatment for coronary heart disease?
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CAD: Coronary heart disease is heart disease caused and associated with abnormalities of the coronary arteries.The treatments are diet, exercise, not smoking , polypharmacy with aspirin, statin, beta blocker and ace inhibitor and sometimes other medicines, interventional procedures or surgery may also be recommended as appropriate for the individual patient.
Answered 10/30/2019
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Symptomatic: Angina may be medication alone. If unstable, progressive, severe, then studies and cardiac catheterization to identify specific blockages is needed. Then intervention with stents / and or surgery. Surgery, coronary bypass, particularly with left internal thoracic artery has incredible durability. Best is prevention, !
Answered 4/13/2013
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