Who is at risk for coronary heart disease?

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Hello doctor! Who is at risk for coronary heart disease? If sick, how to treat? Looking forward to consulting your doctor help me. I sincerely thank.
Dang Nguyen (1990)
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Hello!
With the question “Who is at risk of coronary heart disease? If I have a disease, how should I treat it?”, the doctor would like to answer as follows:
Subjects prone to disease:
Men over 50 years old, women over 55 years old. Smokers. People with dyslipidemia, obesity. People with comorbidities such as high blood pressure, diabetes. Treatment:
First of all, it is necessary to screen for risk factors: Stop smoking, control blood fat, lose weight, exercise; blood sugar control in people with diabetes; Good control of blood pressure in people with high blood pressure. Depending on the extent of damage, the doctor will use drugs to control risk factors, reduce plaque. In the case of a ruptured atherosclerotic plaque, the doctor treats it with medication or intervention with dilation, stenting, or bypass surgery. Thank you for trusting Vinmec Health System, looking forward to meeting you directly for more detailed advice. Best regards!
Consulted by a Cardiologist - Heart Center - Vinmec Times City International General Hospital.

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