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Sunday, October, 25, 2009

Dipyridamole

Health Encyclopedia: Membranoproliferative Gn I

Alternative Names

Mesangiocapillary glomerulonephritis (type I); Membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (type I); Lobular GN; Glomerulonephritis - membranoproliferative (type I); MPGN type I


Treatment

Treatment may vary according to the symptoms. Treatment goals include reduction of symptoms, prevention of complications, and slowed progression of the disorder. Steroids and cytotoxic agents have been used and may benefit certain individuals. Dipyridamole has a...

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Expert & Community Posts

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Silent Heart Disease in Diabetes: “Why Don’t I Feel it?”
By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert

...inhibitors (aspirin is the most common but clopidogrel and dipyridamole are frequently used),... Read more »

Health Guide

Peripheral Artery Disease and Intermittent Claudication: Medications
...had serious side effects in patients with heart failure, so such individuals should avoid cilostazol.Dipyridamole. Dipyridamole may help prevent complications of PAD when taken along with aspirin.... Read more »
What Is A Stroke?
...healthy weight and diet, limit alcohol consumption.Drug therapy: Antiplatelet drugs such as aspirin, dipyridamole, or clopidogrel; drugs to control cholesterol, high blood pressure, and high blood... Read more »
Scleroderma: Treatment for Raynaud's Phenomenon
...iloprost was even more effective than the calcium channel blocker nifedipine.Anti-Platelet Drugs. Aspirin, dipyridamole, and other drugs that prevent blood clotting and keep blood flowing freely... Read more »
Angina Patient Guide: Symptoms & Causes
...An alternative to dobutamine for the thallium study is a continuous injection of a medication called dipyridamole that causes unblocked coronary arteries to widen while those that have significant... Read more »
Vertebrobasilar circulatory disorders
...However, some other drugs of similar effectiveness are available, like clopidogrel, ticlopidine, and dipyridamole. One recent European study showed that the combination of 2 of these anti-platelet... Read more »

Medications

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...with certain medical/laboratory tests (including dipyridamole-thallium imaging tests, urine... Read more »

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...tests (e.g., blood sugar, cholesterol, uric acid, dipyridamole-thallium imaging tests), possibly... Read more »

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...levels, urine VMA levels, urine catecholamine levels, dipyridamole-thallium imaging tests),... Read more »

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...levels, urine VMA levels, certain urine glucose tests, dipyridamole-thallium imaging tests),... Read more »

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...catecholamine levels, amylase and lipase levels, dipyridamole-thallium imaging tests), possibly... Read more »