Most commonly prescribed medicines for the treatment of atherosclerosis are antihypertensive drugs. Cholesterol reducing drugs are also preferred.
Coronary atherosclerosis has been the major cause of death in America and other western countries.
At present it affects approx 11 million people in the North America. There are some risk factors which one should know about to reduce the possibility of the incidence of this disease.
Irregular or disorderly diet/eating habits have always been a major issue in any type of disease. Atherosclerosis is not an exception to it.
They may just number in two, but then they are essential for your survival and maintenance of a healthy life and normal Blood Pressure. Inversely, blood pressure is also in a crucial way responsible for the maintenance of your kidneys, and high blood pressure or hypertension can cause substantial damage to your kidneys.
The term “Atherosclerosis” should not be confused with “Arteriosclerosis” as in arteriosclerosis only medium or large arteries get affected (hardened) whereas atherosclerosis refers to the hardening of any artery- be it small, medium or major.