Heart & Vascular Health: Medications
Antiplatelets for stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA)
01/08/09, HealthwiseAspirin is an antiplatelet medicine that decreases blood clot formation by preventing the smallest blood cells (platelets) from sticking together and forming blood clots.
Aspirin for peripheral arterial disease
10/30/07, HealthwiseAspirin helps prevent the formation of blood clots. This can decrease the chance that a blood clot will form and block an already-narrowed artery.
Antiplatelet medicines for peripheral arterial disease
10/30/07, HealthwiseAntiplatelets work in various ways to prevent blood clots.
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Quinidine
09/09/04, HealthwiseContact your doctor immediately if you experience ringing in the ears, changes in vision, dizziness, fainting, a rapid heartbeat, headache, nausea, a rash, or difficulty breathing.
Cilostazol
11/29/07, HealthwiseIt may take up to 12 weeks of using cilostazol before your symptoms improve. For best results, keep using the medication as directed. Talk with your doctor if your symptoms do not improve after 4 weeks of treatment.
Cilostazol for peripheral arterial disease
10/30/07, HealthwiseResearchers do not completely understand how cilostazol relieves intermittent claudication. It may increase blood flow to the legs by inhibiting clotting and by causing the blood vessels to widen.
Dofetilide
02/05/08, HealthwiseYou should not use this medication if you have severe kidney disease or a history of "Long QT syndrome."
Dipyridamole
06/13/07, HealthwiseBefore taking dipyridamole, tell your doctor if you have liver disease, low blood pressure, coronary artery disease, angina (chest pain), or if you have recently had a heart attack.
Disopyramide
07/30/04, HealthwiseDisopyramide affects the way that your heart beats.
Flecainide
02/12/08, HealthwiseBefore using flecainide, tell your doctor if you have congestive heart failure, a heart condition called "sick sinus syndrome," an electrolyte imbalance, liver disease, kidney disease, if you have a pacemaker, or if you have had a heart attack within
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