Heart & Vascular Health: Medications

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  • Calcium channel blockers for heart failure

    Article
    08/25/08, Healthwise

    Calcium channel blockers slow your heart rate and lower your blood pressure.

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  • Candesartan

    Drug
    02/13/08, Healthwise

    To be sure this medication is helping your condition, your blood pressure will need to be checked on a regular basis. Do not miss any scheduled appointments.

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  • Fosinopril

    Drug
    08/09/07, Healthwise

    Avoid taking an antacid within 2 hours before or after you take fosinopril.

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  • Aspirin and dipyridamole

    Drug
    11/28/07, Healthwise

    Stop using this medication and call your doctor at once if you have any symptoms of bleeding in your stomach or intestines. Symptoms include weakness or fainting, black, bloody, or tarry stools, and coughing up blood or vomit that looks like coffee g

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  • Verapamil (oral)

    Drug
    09/28/04, Healthwise

    Verapamil is in a class of drugs called calcium channel blockers. Verapamil relaxes (widens) blood vessels (veins and arteries), which makes it easier for the heart to pump and reduces its workload.

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  • Nifedipine

    Drug
    08/31/04, Healthwise

    Nifedipine is in a class of drugs called calcium channel blockers. Nifedipine relaxes (widens) your blood vessels (veins and arteries), which makes it easier for the heart to pump and reduces its workload.

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  • Tinzaparin

    Drug
    11/28/06, Healthwise

    Tinzaparin may cause severe or life-threatening side effects if you use it while you have any active bleeding or hemorrhage, such as a bleeding ulcer, nosebleeds, unusual bruising, blood in your urine or stools, unusual vaginal bleeding, or coughing

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  • Furosemide

    Drug
    03/24/08, Healthwise

    Before using this medication, tell your doctor if you have kidney disease, liver disease, gout, lupus, diabetes, or an allergy to sulfa drugs.

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  • Deep Vein Thrombosis - Medications

    Article
    01/15/08, Healthwise

    Anticoagulant medicines are the main form of treatment for deep vein thrombosis. Anticoagulants affect the way blood clots in the body.

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  • Acebutolol

    Drug
    06/07/07, Healthwise

    If you need to have any type of surgery, you may need to temporarily stop using acebutolol. Be sure the surgeon knows ahead of time that you are using acebutolol.

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