MRCP UK EXAMINATIONS

Detailed explanation-1: -You will most likely take aspirin as a pill. A daily low-dose aspirin (75 to 81 mg) is most often the first choice for preventing heart disease or stroke. Talk to your provider before taking aspirin every day. Your provider may change your dose from time to time.

Detailed explanation-2: -Medications can help lower bad cholesterol and reduce plaque buildup in the arteries. Such drugs include statins, niacin, fibrates and bile acid sequestrants. Aspirin. Aspirin helps thin the blood and prevent blood clots.

Detailed explanation-3: -Beta blockers, including atenolol, bisoprolol, metoprolol and nebivolol, are often used to prevent angina and treat high blood pressure. They work by blocking the effects of a particular hormone in the body, which slows down your heartbeat and improves blood flow.

Detailed explanation-4: -Daily low-dose aspirin therapy may be recommended for the primary prevention of heart attack or stroke if: You’re between ages 40 and 59 and you’re at high risk (10% or greater) of having a first-time heart attack or stroke within the next 10 years.

Detailed explanation-5: -If you have had a heart attack, a stroke, a coronary stent, or coronary artery bypass graft surgery, you should keep taking aspirin. The new studies and guidelines do not affect the importance of this treatment for you.