Heart & Vascular Health: Medications

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  • Thrombolytics for heart attack and unstable angina

    Article
    05/14/07, Healthwise

    These drugs dissolve or break up blood clots that are blocking blood flow through a coronary artery. Clots cause most heart attacks.

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  • Sotalol

    Drug
    06/07/07, Healthwise

    If there are any changes in the brand or strength of sotalol you use, your dosage needs may change. Betapace and Sorine are not used for the same conditions that Betapace AF is used for. Always check your medicine when it is refilled to make sure you

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  • Varicose Veins - Medications

    Article
    02/11/08, Healthwise

    Medicines are not generally used to treat varicose veins.

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  • Other antiplatelet medications for heart attack and unstable angina

    Article
    05/14/07, Healthwise

    These drugs work in various ways to prevent the formation of blood clots.

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  • Antiarrhythmic medications for atrial fibrillation

    Article
    12/18/08, Healthwise

    Antiarrhythmic medicines help return the heart to its normal sinus rhythm, maintain the rhythm after it has been achieved, and/or reduce the heart rate while you are in atrial fibrillation. These medicines stabilize the heart muscle t

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  • Tocainide

    Drug
    09/22/04, Healthwise

    Call your doctor immediately if you experience wheezing, coughing, difficulty breathing, chest pain, chest discomfort, worsening irregular heartbeats, a fever, a sore throat, a throat infection, a sore mouth, mouth ulcers, a rash, or unusual bruising

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  • Calcium channel blockers for atrial fibrillation

    Article
    12/18/08, Healthwise

    These calcium channel blockers help slow the heart rate by blocking the number of electrical impulses that pass through the AV node into the lower heart chambers (ventricles).

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  • Digoxin for atrial fibrillation

    Article
    12/18/08, Healthwise

    Digoxin helps slow the heart rate by blocking the number of electrical impulses that pass through the AV node into the lower heart chambers (ventricles).

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  • Anticoagulants for atrial fibrillation

    Article
    12/18/08, Healthwise

    Anticoagulant medicines help prevent the formation of blood clots by increasing the time it takes a blood clot to form. This also prevents an existing clot from getting larger.

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  • Beta-blockers for mitral valve prolapse

    Article
    02/09/09, Healthwise

    Beta-blockers interrupt the normal chemical signals transmitted by nerves that stimulate, and sometimes overstimulate, the pacing of the heart. They slow down the heartbeat and reduce blood pressure.

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