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Health Encyclopedia: Heart Attack And Acute Coronary Syndrome Medications
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Thrombolytic, also called clot-busting or fibrinolytic, drugs are now mainstays in the early treatment of many patients with heart attacks. These drugs dissolve the clot, or thrombus, responsible for causing artery blockage and heart-muscle tissue death.
Specific Thrombolytics
The standard thrombolytic drugs are recombinant tissue plasminogen activators or rt-PAs. They include alteplase (Activase and reteplase (Retavase). Both are similar in effectiveness, although reteplase is easier t...
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Migraine Preventive Medications
...(blood pressure meds)Alpha-2 agonists: clonidine, aka Catapres guanfacine, aka Tenex ACE Inhibitors: benazepril, aka Lotensin captopril, aka Capoten enalapril, aka Vasotec fosinopril, aka... Read more »Coronary Artery Disease: Other Medications
...inhibitors include captopril (Capoten), ramipril (Altace), enalapril (Vasotec), quinapril (Accupril), benazepril (Lotensin), perindopril (Aceon), and lisinopril (Prinivil, Zestril).Side Effects.... Read more »Medications for Congestive Heart Failure
...ventricular systolic disorder, and Stage C patients with heart failure. Specific brands and stages include:Benazepril (Lotrel) (Stage A)Captopril (Capoten) (Stages A, B, C)Enalapril (Vasotec) ... Read more »High Blood Pressure: Classes of Medications
...patients.Brands. ACE inhibitors include captopril (Capoten), enalapril (Vasotec), quinapril (Accupril), benazepril (Lotensin), ramipril (Altace), perindopril (Aceon), and lisinopril (Prinivil,... Read more »Medications Used for Migraine Prevention
...(Blocadren) have been approved specifically for prevention of migraine. Others that may be effective include metoprolol (Lopressor, Toprol XL), and nadolol (Corgard).Side Effects. Side effects may... Read more »Related News
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