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Cardiovascular
drugs encompass a big number of treatment medications that are used to control heart disease. It is a complex group of
drugs with many being used for several heart conditions. For examples, Propranolol is a common
cardiovascular drug that can be used to treat
hypertension as well as arrhythmias. You may also encounter patients who have one or more
cardiovascular conditions such as CHF,
hypertension and an arrhythmia.
These patients may be taking several medications for each condition. If you look at the list of Top 200 drugs, you will find that 25 percent of those
drugs are
cardiovascular drugs, which is another efficient reason to become familiar with these
drugs and how they might interact with other medications and very beneficial.
· Anti–platelet agents
· Angiotensin-converting enzyme(ACE) inhibitors
· Beta blockers
· Thrombolytic agents
· Statins
· Diuretics
· Vasodilators
· Calcium channel blockers
Cardio vascular disease is a class that includes the blood vessels or heart diseases. Cardio vascular disease comprises of
coronary artery diseases such as myocardial infarction, angina pectoris. They even include few other diseases like stroke, heart failure, hypertensive, heart disease, rheumatic heart disease, cardiomyopathy, arrhythmia's, congenital heart failure, valvular heart disease, carditis, aortic aneurysms, thromboembolic disease.
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