Is it really possible to reverse heart disease?

The correct answer seems to be, “It depends.” The heart disease itself might be reversed or at least slowed, but any heart muscle which has died from lack of oxygen because of blocked coronary arteries cannot be repaired. So the best chance of improved health in those who have heart scarring from one heart attack is to reverse heart disease causing the blockage in their coronary arteries to prevent another one.

When heart disease is the result of infection, heart valve malfunction, congenital heart disease, or substance abuse, damage to the heart muscle, as long as it has not caused scarring, can sometimes be reversed. Heart valves which do not work properly can force the heart muscle to overwork and become strained; repairing the valves will allow the heart to heal; sometimes it will recover almost completely. Reversing heart disease which is the result of medications is a simple matter of stopping or changing them. » Read more: Reversing Heart Disease – Can It Be Done?