Treatments

Medical procedures or surgery, such as angioplasty and stenting, coronary bypass surgery, and atherectomy for arteries blocked by atherosclerosis plaques.

Medicines, such as cholesterol-lowering drugs, including statins, angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors, and beta-blockers.

Healthy lifestyle changes, such as exercising every day, eating a heart-healthy diet, not smoking, and controlling high blood pressure, high cholesterol, and high blood sugar.