Heart & Vascular Health: Medications

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  • Oral anticoagulants for deep vein thrombosis

    Article
    01/15/08, Healthwise

    Normally, when an injury that causes bleeding occurs, the body sends out signals that cause blood to clot at the wound, and the clot naturally breaks down as the wound heals. A person prone to abnormal clotting has an imbalance between cl

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  • Timolol

    Drug
    06/07/07, Healthwise

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

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  • Quinapril

    Drug
    08/09/07, Healthwise

    Vomiting, diarrhea, or heavy sweating can cause you to become dehydrated. This can lead to very low blood pressure, electrolyte disorders, or kidney failure while you are taking quinapril. Drink plenty of water each day while you are taking this medi

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  • Beta-blockers for atrial fibrillation

    Article
    12/18/08, Healthwise

    Beta-blockers block the effects of certain hormones (catecholamines, such as adrenaline) on the heart. This helps slow the heart rate by blocking the number of electrical impulses that pass through the AV node to the lower heart cham

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  • Aspirin for stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA)

    Article
    07/06/07, Healthwise

    Aspirin is an antiplatelet medicine that decreases blood clot formation by preventing the smallest blood cells (platelets) from sticking together and forming blood clots.

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  • Stanozolol

    Drug
    02/13/04, Healthwise

    In rare cases, serious and even fatal cases of liver problems have developed during treatment with stanozolol. Contact your doctor immediately if you experience abdominal pain, light colored stools, dark colored urine, unusual fatigue, nausea or vomi

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  • Tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) for stroke

    Article
    01/08/09, Healthwise

    Tissue plasminogen activator (t-PA) dissolves blood clots.

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  • Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors for heart attack and unstable angina

    Article
    05/14/07, Healthwise

    Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors interfere with the formation of a hormone (angiotensin II) that can narrow (constrict) blood vessels. ACE inhibitors help lower blood pressure and reduce the workload on the heart, which lowe

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  • Beta-blockers for fast heart rates

    Article
    09/17/08, Healthwise

    Beta-blockers help slow the heart rate by blocking the effect of the hormone adrenaline. This reduces the number of electrical impulses that pass through the atrioventricular (AV) node to the lower heart chambers (ventricles).

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  • Aspirin for heart attack and unstable angina

    Article
    05/14/07, Healthwise

    Aspirin works quickly (within 15 minutes) to prevent the formation of blood clots, decreasing the risk for heart attack or stroke.

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