Medications for Clogged Arteries

There are several different medications that help clogged arteries. Keeping your arteries clear is vital to your health. Clogged arteries can lead to a heart attack or stroke. By changing your diet, along with medication, you will have a healthier body.

• What are some medications for clogged arteries?

Ezetimibe

• Ezetimibe is a Zetia/statin combination that packs more power when taken together than alone. By taking Ezetimibe and changing your diet, you will help reduce your risk of a heart attack.

Niaspan

• Niaspan specifically helps keep your arteries clean, and helps with excessive levels of cholesterol in the blood. Niaspan contains niacin, which is a B-complex vitamin. Large doses of niacin help lower cholesterol.

Metoprolol CR/XL

• Metoprolol CR/XL is a beta-blocker that reduces the speed of artery thickening. This may decrease your risk of having a heart attack or stroke. Beta-blockers weaken the heart so it does not pump as strongly.

Fluvastatin and Thrombolytics

• Fluvastatin helps keep the inner lining of the carotid arteries from thickening. It helps block the production of cholesterol in your body.

  Thrombolytic medication breaks up and dissolves clots as it restores blood flow to the heart. This medication helps prevent heart attacks caused by blood clots.

Calcium-Channel Blockers

• Calcium-channel blockers lower blood pressure and decrease coronary artery spasms. Coronary artery spasms, can lead to clogged arteries by clot formations or plaque ruptures. Calcium-channel blockers relax and widen the arteries, reducing the blood pressure.

Heparin

• Heparin helps the blood to flow and prevents blood clots. If a blood clot happens to form, heparin will dissolve it. This medication is given intravenously, and the patient needs monitoring.