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Atherosclerosis
Condition / disease reference page from the Everyone Healthy database.
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Condition overview
Attributes
Commonalityis common
Linked signs and symptoms
11Each sign/symptom opens its own page and links back to related conditions.
Linked drugs / medications
2Medication information is educational only. A doctor or pharmacist should advise whether any medicine is appropriate.
Treatments, therapies and supportive options
37Grouped by treatment type. These are educational database links, not personal treatment recommendations. Evidence labels are shown only where stored in the EH database.
Medical therapy
3Lifestyle changes
17- Avoid Trans Fat DietWeakly in Favour(Low Evidence)
- High Fiber Diet
- High Fiber DietStrongly in Favour(Moderate Evidence)
- Increase Exercise
- Increase ExerciseStrongly in Favour(Moderate Evidence)
- Increase Fruit and Vegetable Consumption
- Low Carbohydrate Diet
- Low Fat DietWeakly in Favour(Low Evidence)
- Low Sodium or Salt Diet
- Reduce or Stop Alcohol Consumption
- Reduce or Stop Alcohol ConsumptionStrongly in Favour(High Evidence)
- Reduce or Stop Smoking
- Reduce or Stop SmokingStrongly in Favour(High Evidence)
- Regular Excercise
- Regular Exercise (30 Minutes A Day)Weakly in Favour(Moderate Evidence)
- Weight Reduction
- Weight ReductionStrongly in Favour(High Evidence)
Behavioural changes
2Alternative and complementary therapies
2Alternative medicine
2Vitamins and minerals
5Vitamins
3Linked diagnostic tests and investigations
16These are pulled from both EH diagnostic-test link tables, including the older large test-link table.
- Angiogram
- Ankle-Brachial Index
- Blood Tests
- Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
- Creatinine Concentration (Blood, Serum Creatinine)
- Doppler Ultrasound
- Electrocardiogram (ECG)
- Electrocardiography (ECG)
- Electronystagmography (ENG)
- fasting Blood Glucose Test
- Glucose Tolerance Test
- Lymph Node Biopsy
- magnetic Resonance Angiogram (MRA)
- Physical Exam
- Potassium Sensitivity Test
- Spiral (helical) Computerized Tomography (CT) Scan
Biological and test markers
3This visual map uses existing EH database links to show biological agents and lab markers reported as increased, decreased, or associated with this condition. These are educational relationships only; test results must be interpreted by a qualified clinician because ranges vary by lab, method, age, sex and clinical context.
Often increased
3- Creatinine (Blood)Reference range exampleInfant (0 - 1y): 0.1–0.4 mg/dL; Adult ( > 16y), Female: 0.6–1.2 mg/dLLinked diagnostic tests1Creatinine Concentration (Blood, Serum Creatinine)
- Normal Nystagmus ResponseReference range exampleAll: 2–10 PresentLinked diagnostic tests1Electronystagmography (ENG)
- Normal Oculovestibular ReflexReference range exampleAll: 1–10 Present; All: 1–10 PresentLinked diagnostic tests2Electronystagmography (ENG), Electroretinography (ERG)
Often decreased
0No markers in this group.
Other associated markers
0No markers in this group.
Introduction / full article
Atherosclerosis
Efficacy of Alternative and Other Treatments According to GRADE* Ranking:
Green Tea [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]:
Please note, this management does NOT treat the condition itself. It may mildly help with some of the symptoms, and even then has insufficient evidence to back up this claim at present.
Recommendation: Weakly in favor (There is insufficient evidence to support claims that Green Tea helps to treat atherosclerosis in any way. Although reports are positive, more studies are needed.)
Grade of Evidence: Low quality of evidence
Fish Oil Supplements [7, 8, 9]:
Please note, this management does NOT treat the condition itself. It may mildly help with some of the symptoms, and even then has insufficient evidence to back up this claim at present.
Recommendation: Weakly in favor (Early studies show that fish liver oil may be able to help treat atherosclerosis. More studies are needed)
Grade of Evidence: Low quality of evidence
Vitamin C [10, 11, 12]:
Please note, this management does NOT treat the condition itself. It may mildly help with some of the symptoms, and even then has insufficient evidence to back up this claim at present.
Recommendation: No recommendation (Current studies on whether vitamin C is helpful in treating atherosclerosis are mixed. More studies are needed)
Grade of Evidence: Low quality of evidence
Omega-3 Fatty Acid Supplements [13, 14, 15, 16]:
Please note, this management does NOT treat the condition itself. It may mildly help with some of the symptoms, and even then has insufficient evidence to back up this claim at present.
Recommendation: Weakly in favor (Studies show that omega-3 fatty acid supplements may be beneficial to those that have atherosclerosis)
Grade of Evidence: Low quality of evidence
Vitamin K2 [17, 18, 19]:
Please note, this management does NOT treat the condition itself. It may mildly help with some of the symptoms, and even then has insufficient evidence to back up this claim at present.
Recommendation: Weakly in favor (Current studies on whether vitamin K2 is helpful in treating atherosclerosis are mixed. More studies are needed)
Grade of Evidence: Low quality of evidence
* www.gradeworkinggroup.org
Summary References
Treatments:
1. Ades T, Alteri R, Gansler T, Yeargin P, "Complete Guide to Complimentary & Alternative Cancer Therapies", American Cancer Society, Atlanta USA, 2009
2. http://www.cancer.org/Treatment/TreatmentsandSideEffects/ComplementaryandAlternativeMedicine/HerbsVitaminsandMinerals/green-tea
3. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/16968850
4. http://www.denverpost.com/nationworld/ci_4326770
5. http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/druginfo/natural/patient-green_tea.html
6. http://nccam.nih.gov/health/greentea/index.htm
7. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/0735109792900704
8. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/3191596
9. http://ajcn.nutrition.org/content/80/3/535.full
10. http://circ.ahajournals.org/content/105/12/1396.full
11. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/8821982
12. http://news.usc.edu/7559/Large-Doses-of-Vitamin-C-Supplements-Linked-to-Atherosclerosis/
13. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22760980
14. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23594712
15. https://www.omega3innovations.com/fish-oil-benefits-arteriosclerosis-atherosclerosis/
16. http://atvb.ahajournals.org/content/23/2/e20.full
17. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/9414028
18. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18196985
19. http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3430691/