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Coronary Heart Disease
High Bolld Cholesterol
High Blood Pressure
Medication

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Medication
Please take your medication as directed by your physician. Never buy or take medicines for treating CHD symptoms without seeking medical advice first. Some common drugs used to treat high cholesterol and high BP are listed below.  
 
Cholesterol-lowering Drugs:
Statins
Bile acid resins
Nicotinic acid
Fibrates
 
 
Antihypertensive drugs:
Angiotension II antagonists
ACE inhibitors
Calcium channel blockers
-Blockers
Diuretics
-Blockers
 
 
Reference:
1. American Heart Association (http://www.americanheart.org)
2. Pyorala Ketal : Eur Heart J 1994; 15:1300-1331 and Atherosclerosis 1994;110:121-161
3. The Asia Pacific perspective: redefining obesity and its treatment February 2000 Pg 1-5 (http://www.obesity asiapacific.com/title.thm)
4. Stary HC, Chandler, American Heart Association Circulation 1995;92:1355-1374
5. Third report of the Export Panel on Evaluation, and Treatment of High Blood Cholesterol in adults (Adult Treatment Panel III )Executive Summary JAMA, May 16,2001-Vol 258, No 19 Pg 2486-2497
6. Central Health Education Unit (Hong Kong)
7. Hong Kong Annual Digest of Statistics 2000
8. 1999 WHO/ISH Hypertension Guidelines Journal of Hypertension 1999, 17:151-183
9. America Diabetes Association : Clinical Practice Recommendations 2001, vol 24 Supplement 1

 

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