Treatments for CVD

• How do antihypertensives reduce the risk of CVD?

  They reduce high blood pressure therefore reducing the risk of an atheroma forming/athersclerosis
• What can be used to prevent blood clotting?

  Anticoagulants or platelet inhibitors
• How do anticoagulants prevent blood clot formation?

  Prevents the formation of thrombin which means no fibrin is produced and no sticky mesh is formed over the damaged site
• How do platelet inhibitors prevent blood clotting?

  Reduces the stickiness of platelets so they cannot stick to the fibrin mesh
• What are the side effects of antihypertensives?

  Coughing and dizziness
• What are the side effects of anticoagulants?

  • Excessive bleeding
  • Bruising
  • Nosebleeds
  • Damage fetus