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Health Encyclopedia: Medications For Congestive Heart Failure

Medications

Many different medications are used in the treatment of heart failure. They include:

Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors
Angiotensin-receptor blockers (ARBs)
Beta blockers
Diuretics
Aldosterone blockers
Digitalis
Hydralazine and nitrates
Statins
Nesiritide (Natrecor)
Aspirin

ACE Inhibitors

Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors are among the most important drugs for treating patients with heart failure. ACE inhibitors open blood vessels and decrease the workload of the heart. T...

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Expert & Community Posts

Metformin and the risk of lactic acidosis

By Dr. Bill Quick , Health Expert

...author asked: "Can a patient use metformin after a heart attack (after 12 years of using... Read more »

Is there life for CETP inhibitors after the death of torcetrapib?

By Dr. Kang , Health Expert

...increase blood pressure which can then lead to more heart attacks, stroke, and death. Now... Read more »

Hypertensive Licorice Lovers, Beware

By Alvin Hopkinson , Health Expert

...fatigue, severe headaches, high blood pressure and even heart attacks. Bottom line, those of... Read more »

Heart Attack Risk 40 per cent Higher in Anxious Men

By Jerry Kennard , Health Expert

...history of heart disease, increase their risk of a heart attack by as much as 40 per cent if... Read more »

Omega-3 fatty acids: How much is enough?

By Dr. William Davis , Health Expert

...acids? Is it enough to maximally reduce risk for heart attack and other cardiovascular events?... Read more »

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Health Guide

Heart Attack Patient Guide, Part II: Recovery

The Heart Attack Patient Guide describes what you are likely to experience when having a heart attack, as well as your recovery and treatment. This guide describes the various stages... Read more »

Heart Attack Symptoms and Warning Signs

...This can cause a blood clot to form and totally stop blood flow in a coronary artery, resulting in a heart attack (also called an acute myocardial infarction or MI). Irreversible injury to the... Read more »

Peripheral Artery Disease and Intermittent Claudication: Reducing Heart Risk Factors

...(Zocor)Fluvastatin (Lescol)Atorvastatin (Lipitor)Rosuvastatin (Crestor) Statins reduce the risk of heart attack and stroke. Evidence now strongly suggests that statins have specific benefits for... Read more »

Heart Attack and Acute Coronary Syndrome

...muscular walls (the myocardium).Coronary Artery DiseaseCoronary artery disease is the most common cause of heart attacks. Coronary artery disease is the end result of a complex process called... Read more »

Information on Keeping a Heart healthy Diet: unsaturated fats, low fat diets

...American Heart Association suggested that daily EPA supplements plus statin therapy can protect against heart attack, angina, and coronary artery disease. However, although fish and fish oil are... Read more »

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