Treatments For Cardiovascular Disease

Question 1

What are the treatments for CVD?

Answer 1

• antihypertensives
• Plant statins
• Anticoagulants and platelet inhibitory drugs.

Question 2

What do antihypertensives do?

Answer 2

These lower blood pressure, which resides the risk of damage to endothelium of arteries. Therefore, reducing the risk of CVD such as atherosclerosis.

Question 3

Risk of antihypertensives -

Answer 3

low blood pressure
dizziness
fainting

Question 4

What do plant statins do?

Answer 4

These reduce blood cholesterol levels

Question 5

Advantage of plant statins -

Answer 5

less chance of developing an atheroma

Question 6

What do anticoagulants and platelet inhibitory drugs do?

Answer 6

Reduce the risk of blood clotting therefore, reduce the risk of strokes or blood clots blocking arteries.

Question 7

Risk of anticoagulants and platelet inhibitory drugs -

Answer 7

excess bleeding to bruising