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Dr. Phillips
There are a number of treatment options for coronary artery disease, including:
- Lifestyle changes
- Medications
- Medical procedures and surgery, and
- Cardiac rehabilitation
Dr. Mansfield
The goals of treatment may include:
- Lowering the risk of blood clots forming
- Preventing complications of coronary artery disease
- Reducing risk factors in an effort to slow, stop, or reverse plaque buildup
- Relieving symptoms, and
- Widening or bypassing clogged arteries