How is cardiovascular disease treated?

How is cardiovascular disease treated?

Treatment plans can vary and depend on the symptoms and the type of cardiovascular disease you have. Cardiovascular disease treatment may include:

• Lifestyle changes: Examples include making changes to your diet, increasing your aerobic activity and quitting smoking.
• Medications: Your healthcare provider may prescribe medications to control cardiovascular disease. Medication type will depend on what kind of cardiovascular disease you have.
• Procedures or surgeries: If medications are not enough to manage your cardiovascular disease, your healthcare provider may use certain procedures or surgeries to treat your cardiovascular disease. Examples include stents in the heart or leg arteries, minimally invasive heart surgery, open-heart surgery, ablations, cardioversion.
• Cardiac rehabilitation: You may need a monitored exercise program to help your heart get stronger.
• Active surveillance: You may need careful monitoring over time without medications or procedures/surgeries.