Metoprolol Interactions
Health Encyclopedia: Medications For Congestive Heart Failure
- Medications for Congestive Heart Failure
- Highlights
- Introduction
- The Causes of Congestive Heart Failure
- Symptoms of Congestive Heart Failure
- Congestive Heart Failure Risk Factors
- Congestive Heart Failure Complications
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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...(Coreg), bisoprolol (Zebeta), acebutolol (Sectral), atenolol (Tenormin), labetalol (Normodyne, Trandate), metoprolol (Lopressor, Toprol-XL), and esmolol (Brevibloc).Administration During a Heart... Read more »Medications Used for Migraine Prevention
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...(Coreg), bisoprolol (Zebeta), acebutolol (Sectral), atenolol (Tenormin), labetalol (Normodyne, Trandate), metoprolol (Lopressor, Toprol-XL), and esmolol (Brevibloc). A nasal spray form of... Read more »Images
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