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Health Encyclopedia: Peripheral Artery Disease And Intermittent Claudication Reducing Heart Risk Factors
- Peripheral Artery Disease and Intermittent Claudication - Reducing Heart Risk Factors
- Highlights
- Introduction
- Symptoms of Peripheral Artery Disease
- Risk Factors
- Diagnosis
- Complications
Reducing Heart Risks
If a patient cannot control heart risk factors with lifestyle measures, treatment may be needed.
Drug Treatment for Unhealthy Cholesterol and Lipid Levels
Aggressive control of cholesterol levels is known to reduce death rates in patients with peripheral artery disease (PAD). Unhealthy cholesterol levels are major contributors to atherosclerosis, the common factor in PAD and heart disease. Many experts now recommend that patients with PAD receive drugs to lower cholesterol.
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Expert & Community Posts
Natural Treatment Options for Lowering Cholesterol
By Glenn Gandelman, MD, MPH , Health Expert...Yeast Rice comes from a chemical in the rice called lovastatin (or Mevacor). Lovastatin is... Read more »
8/20/07 #5 - Headaches caused by Lovastatin?
By Ask the Clinician , Health Expert...using statin drugs about 2 years ago and switched to Lovastatin about a year ago. Since those... Read more »
06/18/07 #3 - Joint pain and triptans?
By Ask the Clinician , Health Expert...taken off the statin for a while and then changed to Lovastatin. The joint pain continued... Read more »
Migraine and Headache Questions - Week of 8/20/07
By Ask the Clinician , Health Expert...Topamax? Full question and answer.Headaches caused by Lovastatin? Full question and... Read more »
Chinese Red Yeast Rice: Good for the Heart?
By Melanie Thomassian , Health Expert...lowering drugs initially used in the medical world, Lovastatin, was originally extracted from... Read more »
Health Guide
Gallstones and Gallbladder Disease: Prevention
...lower risk for gallstones. These are the most effective drugs for treating high cholesterol and include lovastatin (Mevacor), pravastatin (Pravachol), simvastatin (Zocor), fluvastatin (Lescol),... Read more »Heart Attack and Acute Coronary Syndrome: Medications
...In-Depth Report #23: Cholesterol.]Statins are among the most important of these drugs. Brands include lovastatin (Mevacor), pravastatin (Pravachol), simvastatin (Zocor), fluvastatin (Lescol),... Read more »Coronary Artery Disease: Other Medications
...In-Depth Report #23: Cholesterol.]Statins are among the most important of these drugs. Brands include lovastatin (Mevacor), pravastatin (Pravachol), simvastatin (Zocor), fluvastatin (Lescol),... Read more »Multiple Sclerosis: Drug Treatment
...one 2002 study, the statin atorvastatin (Lipitor) improved MS symptoms in mice. Other statins include lovastatin (Mevacor), pravastatin (Pravachol), simvastatin (Zocor), and fluvastatin (Lescol). Read more »High Blood Pressure: Classes of Medications
...common drugs used to lower cholesterol, are proving to have many other health benefits. They include lovastatin (Mevacor), pravastatin (Pravachol), simvastatin (Zocor), fluvastatin (Lescol),... Read more »Images
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