Some of these medications treat CAD itself, actually preventing the disease from worsening inside the blood vessels.
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Reducing CAD Progression
Your healthcare provider may opt for one or more of the following.
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Preventing Blood Clots
Blood clotscan cause heart attacks and strokes if you haveatherosclerotic disease.
Prescriptions that can help prevent blood clots include the following.
Improving Heart Function
This goal is centered around helping to prevent complications related to CAD.
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Prescription options include the following.
Talk to your provider about whether aspirin is right for you.
Do not start taking aspirin based on the advice of a friend or something you may have read.
Fish oil is another over-the-counter supplement often recommended orprescribedfor individuals with elevated triglycerides.
Procedures are especially useful when you have an area of severe CAD in your arteries.
Options that may be considered include the following.
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