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lesterol and lipoproteins the LIVERmanufactures. Insulin is also a key player in type 2 DIABETES, which is another risk factor f ...

cardiovascular care typically sponsor support groups where people can share their worries and fears. Outlook In the course of 40 ...

that results as a side effect of medication or other events). Family history of LQTS or sudden cardiac death is an important dia ...

M medications to treat cardiovascular diseaseDrugs that alter the function of the HEARTor the BLOOD vessels. Plants provided the ...

helpful and harmful is exceedingly thin. These drugs have the potential to create life-threatening arrhythmias. Other cardiovasc ...

COMMON ALPHA BLOCKERS clonidine (Catapres) doxazosin (Cardura) guanabenz (Wytensin) guanfacine (Tenex) labetalol (Normodyne) met ...

delays the start of the clotting process. Antiplatelet agents often are part of an ANTICOAGULATION THER- APYregimen, in combinat ...

COMMON BETA BLOCKERS acebutolol (Sectral) atenolol (Tenormin) betaxolol (Kerlone) bisoprolol (Zebeta) carteolol (Cartrol) esmolo ...

headache. Loop diuretics also can damage the structures of the inner EAR, resulting in temporary or permanent HEARING LOSS. COMM ...

Fibrates The fibrates work by blocking the liver’s production of LDL and VLDL (very low- density lipoprotein), the carriers for ...

clot from forming, essentially halting heart attack or stroke before the event can cause any damage. However, doctors must admin ...

COMMON VASODILATORS hydralazine (Apresoline) mecamylamine (Inversine) minoxidil (Loniten) Nitrates isosorbide dinitrate (Isordil ...

microinfarction 85 Type of Medication Common Products Actions/Effects Cardiovascular Conditions beta blocker acebutolol, atenolo ...

occur after surgical operations or major trauma, when clot fragments break away from HEALING wounds. Doctors use ANTICOAGULATION ...

also cannot conduct electrical impulses to reach undamaged tissue. Myocardial infarction results in “dead” areas of the heart MU ...

have FIBROSIS (scar tissue). Treatment targets relieving arrhythmias and HEART FAILURE, and may include IMMUNOSUPPRESSIVE THERAP ...

O obesity and cardiovascular disease OBESITY, a condition in which excess body weight is 20 per- cent or more above healthy weig ...

system must perfuse with blood. Excessive body fat may compress the neck, causing OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA(episodes during sleep ...

surgeon can operate on a still heart, there is a growing trend toward “off pump” operations that do not use cardiopulmonary bypa ...

DISEASE(CAD) and HEART ATTACK. Named for Dean Ornish, the American physician who developed the approach, the Ornish program feat ...