Heart & Vascular Health: Medications
Thrombolytics for heart attack and unstable angina
05/14/07, HealthwiseThese drugs dissolve or break up blood clots that are blocking blood flow through a coronary artery. Clots cause most heart attacks.
Antiarrhythmic medications for fast heart rates
09/17/08, HealthwiseAntiarrhythmic medicines work in various ways to return the heart to its normal rhythm. These medicines stabilize heart rhythm by decreasing abnormal firing of the heart's electrical system that causes the heart to beat too fast or by slo
Varicose Veins - Medications
02/11/08, HealthwiseMedicines are not generally used to treat varicose veins.
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Other antiplatelet medications for heart attack and unstable angina
05/14/07, HealthwiseThese drugs work in various ways to prevent the formation of blood clots.
Antiarrhythmic medications for atrial fibrillation
12/18/08, HealthwiseAntiarrhythmic 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
Norepinephrine
08/15/07, HealthwiseBefore receiving norepinephrine, tell your doctor if you have high blood pressure (hypertension), overactive thyroid, asthma, or a sulfite allergy.
Calcium channel blockers for atrial fibrillation
12/18/08, HealthwiseThese 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).
Digoxin for atrial fibrillation
12/18/08, HealthwiseDigoxin helps slow the heart rate by blocking the number of electrical impulses that pass through the AV node into the lower heart chambers (ventricles).
Anticoagulants for atrial fibrillation
12/18/08, HealthwiseAnticoagulant 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.
Beta-blockers for mitral valve prolapse
02/09/09, HealthwiseBeta-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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