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As Coronary artery spasms can lead to heart attacks, we can treat the patients with medications which reduce cholesterol and blood pressure to too. ? Statin medications reduce cholesterol, so that it helps to prevent coronary artery spasms. ? Anti-hypertensive drugs to reduce blood pressure And also patients should eat a low-fat, lower sodium diet. If the patient smokes, smoking should be stopped. If coronary artery spasm is not treated, complications may develop in patients such as heart arrhythmias (tachycardia or bradycardia), heart attacks (complete blockage of blood flow to heart), cardiac arrest, and sudden death Coronary artery spasm is a chronic disease. If untreated it well, complications can occur in patients as mentioned above. Preventing atherosclerosis, reducing high-cholesterol consumption, and preventing hypertension can reduce the chances of developing coronary artery spasms. Diet plays an important role to prevent this disease. Low-fat, low-salt diet should be taken. Regular exercises are also very important to reduce the chances of getting cardiovascular diseases.