What medicine can I take to prevent heart disease?
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Dr. Ankur Sarkar of MDLIVE answered:3 things.
A. Anti-platelets like aspirin, plavix, effient
B. Anti-lipids like lipitor,crestor,pravastatin,simvastatin,vytorin
C. Anti-hypertensives especially Beta-blockers and ACE inhibitors.
and lifestyle changes : avoid smoking and exercising more to develop collaterals (swimming is the best)
3 things. A. Anti-platelets like aspirin, plavix, effient B. Anti-lipids like lipitor,crestor,pravastatin,simvastatin,vytorin C. Anti-hypertensives especially Beta-blockers... More -
Boston Women's Health Book Collective answered:Clopidogrel (Plavix) is a prescription drug that impedes blood clotting and has been shown to reduce heart attack, stroke, and cardiovascular death by 9 percent in people who already have heart disease.
Beta-blockers are a family of drugs that block the effect of adrenaline, slowing the heart rate and lowering blood pressure. They've been around for a long time and are effective for treating high blood pressure, angina, and heart failure. In pooled data analyses, beta-blockers reduced death by 21 percent and heart attack by 24 percent in people who already have heart disease. Examples of beta-blockers include propranolol (Inderal), atenolol, metoprolol (Lopressor, Toprol), and carvedilol (Coreg).
Clopidogrel (Plavix) is a prescription drug that impedes blood clotting and has been shown to reduce heart attack, stroke, and cardiovascular death by 9 percent in people who already have heart disease. Beta-blockers are a family of drugs that block... More
