. ▁The ▁U . S . ▁Pre vent ive ▁Services ▁Task ▁Force ▁found ▁" ins u fficient ▁evidence " ▁to ▁recommend ▁that ▁do ctors ▁coun sel ▁patients ▁on ▁exercise ▁but ▁" it ▁did ▁not ▁review ▁the ▁evidence ▁for ▁the ▁effect iveness ▁of ▁physical ▁activity ▁to ▁reduce ▁chron ic ▁disease , ▁mor bid ity ▁and ▁mort ality ", ▁only ▁the ▁effect iveness ▁of ▁coun sel ing ▁itself . ▁The ▁American ▁Heart ▁Association , ▁based ▁on ▁a ▁non - system atic ▁review , ▁recomm ends ▁that ▁do ctors ▁coun sel ▁patients ▁on ▁exercise . ▁ ▁Psych ological ▁sympt oms ▁are ▁common ▁in ▁people ▁with ▁CH D , ▁and ▁while ▁many ▁psych ological ▁treat ments ▁may ▁be ▁offered ▁following ▁card iac ▁events , ▁there ▁is ▁no ▁evidence ▁that ▁they ▁change ▁mort ality , ▁the ▁risk ▁of ▁re vas cular ization ▁procedures , ▁or ▁the ▁rate ▁of ▁non - f atal ▁my oc ard ial ▁inf ar ction . ▁ ▁Tre at ment ▁There ▁are ▁a ▁number ▁of ▁treatment ▁options ▁for ▁coron ary ▁ar tery ▁disease : ▁L ifest yle ▁changes ▁Medical ▁treatment ▁– ▁dru gs ▁( e . g ., ▁ch ol ester ol ▁lower ing ▁medic ations , ▁beta - block ers , ▁nit rog ly cer in , ▁calci um ▁channel ▁block ers , ▁etc . ); ▁Cor on ary ▁inter vent ions ▁as ▁ang iop last y ▁and ▁coron ary ▁st ent ; ▁Cor on ary ▁ar tery ▁by pass ▁gra ft ing ▁( C AB G ) ▁ ▁Medic ations ▁Stat ins