Treatments for CVD

Question 1

What are all the treatments for CVD

Answer 1

anti-hypertensives
statins
transplantation and immunosuppression

Question 2

What is ​the benefit of using anti-hypertensives to treat CVD

Answer 2

reduces high blood pressure

Question 3

What are ​the risk of using anti-hypertensives to treat CVD

Answer 3

occasional dizziness
nausea
cramps

Question 4

What is ​the benefit of using statins to treat CVD

Answer 4

reduces LDL (low density lipoprotein cholesterol) by inhibiting enzyme in the liver

Question 5

What are ​the risk of using statins to treat CVD

Answer 5

tiredness, disturbed sleep, nausea and diarrhoea

Also people who use statins might not eat a healthy diet

Question 6

What is ​the benefit of using transplantation and immunosuppression to treat CVD

Answer 6

properly functioning heart

Question 7

What are ​the risk of using transplantation and immunosuppression to treat CVD

Answer 7

transplantation have a risk of rejection

and immunosuppressants reduce immunity so increasing risk of infections