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Cardiovascular agents are drugs that affect the rate and intensity of cardiac contraction, blood vessel diameters, blood volume, blood clotting and blood cholesterol levels. [1] They are indicated to treat diseases related to the heart or the vascular system (blood vessels), such as hypertension , hyperlipidemia , coagulation disorders , heart ...
Antiplatelet therapy with one or more of these drugs decreases the ability of blood clots to form by interfering with the platelet activation process in primary hemostasis. Antiplatelet drugs can reversibly or irreversibly inhibit the process involved in platelet activation resulting in decreased tendency of platelets to adhere to one another ...
[1] [2] Antithrombotics can be used therapeutically for prevention (primary prevention, secondary prevention) or treatment of a dangerous blood clot (acute thrombus). In the U.S., the American College of Chest Physicians publishes clinical guidelines for clinicians for the use of these drugs to treat and prevent a variety of diseases.
A vasoprotective is a medication which acts to alleviate or prevent conditions or diseases which affect the blood vessels.The term is used in the World Health Organization's Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System to encompass therapeutic agents used in the treatment of hemorrhoids or varicose veins. [1]
For example, problems with both your privates and your heart can be associated with a vascular condition that affects blood flow. PDE5 inhibitors like sildenafil may not be safe for people who ...
It’s a catchall term for heart problems and problems with your blood vessels. Heart disease and cardiovascular disease have almost the same meaning. 8 Common Cardiovascular Diseases for Men ...
Angiotensin-converting-enzyme inhibitors (ACE inhibitors) are a class of medication used primarily for the treatment of high blood pressure and heart failure. [1] [2] This class of medicine works by causing relaxation of blood vessels as well as a decrease in blood volume, which leads to lower blood pressure and decreased oxygen demand from the heart.
A lower resting heart rate or slower heartbeat will fill the ventricles/heart better and allow for more of a forceful contraction of blood out to the rest of the body, says Dr. Weinberg.