Cure

Cure

Unfortunately there is no cure for heart disease. Since there is no cure for heart disease we have to look at treatment and prevention.

Treatments

Lifestyle changes

One of the most important treatments for heart disease is lifestyle change to reduce risk factors. If you smoke, quit. Your diet will likely need modifying to reduce cholesterol, keep blood pressure in check, and keep blood sugar in control if you have diabetes. Low-fat, low-sodium, low-cholesterol foods are recommended. You should also get more exercise to help maintain a healthy weight and reduce stress.

Medication

Drugs like digoxin, nitroglycerine, diuretics, ACE inhibitors, and beta-blockers all work in different ways to help improve the functioning of the heart. Your doctor may also give you other medication to help control conditions that are contributing to your heart disease, such as cholesterol- or blood pressure-lowering drugs.

Angioplasty and stent placement

Angioplasty is a nonsurgical procedure that can be performed to open blocked arteries. A stent is a small stainless steel mesh tube that acts as a scaffold to provide support inside your coronary artery.

Bypass surgery

When one or more of the blood vessels leading to your heart is severely blocked or damaged, your doctor can take a blood vessel from your leg and use it to create a new