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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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Expert & Community Posts

Lantus and Lente and other name confusion amongst diabetes drugs

By Dr. Bill Quick , Health Expert

...confusion with non-diabetes drugs: Amaryl / Altace (ramipril, a drug for hypertension) Lantus /... Read more »

The Year of Hypertension: 2008

By Dr. Charles Whitcomb , Health Expert

...ONTARGET randomized over 25,000 patients to the ACEI ramipril (the drug used in HOPE, the... Read more »

New Feature - Ask the Expert

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Do you have questions about chronic pain? Since many of our readers do, each month I will answer a... Read more »

What if my blood pressure is different in both arms?

By Dr. Larry Weinrauch , Health Expert

Blood pressure measurement should be the same in both arms since the heart pumps the blood... Read more »

Blood Pressure Facts and Myths: A Heart Health Consumer Guide

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Health Guide

Congestive Heart Failure Patient Guide

...medical therapy include: Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE) inhibitors (e.g., captopril, lisinopril, ramipril, etc). Angiotensin Receptor Blockers (ATB)that work in a fashion similar to ACE... Read more »

High Blood Pressure: Classes of Medications

...inhibitors include captopril (Capoten), enalapril (Vasotec), quinapril (Accupril), benazepril (Lotensin), ramipril (Altace), perindopril (Aceon), and lisinopril (Prinivil, Zestril).Common Side... Read more »

Coronary Artery Disease: Other Medications

...diabetes, and death in patients at high risk for heart disease.ACE inhibitors include captopril (Capoten), ramipril (Altace), enalapril (Vasotec), quinapril (Accupril), benazepril (Lotensin),... Read more »

Medications for Congestive Heart Failure

...B, C)Moexipril (Univasc) (Stage A)Perindopril (Aceon) (Stage A)Quinapril (Accupril) (Stages A, C)Ramipril (Altace) (Stages A, B, C)Trandolapril (Mavik) (Stages A, B, C)Side Effects of ACE... Read more »

Peripheral Artery Disease and Intermittent Claudication: Reducing Heart Risk Factors

...vessels.ACE inhibitors include:Captopril (Capoten)Enalapril (Vasotec)Quinapril (Accupril)Benazepril (Lotensin)Ramipril (Altace)Perindopril (Aceon)Lisinopril (Prinivil, Zestril)They are important... Read more »

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Related News

Clinical trial: Effects of Altace and diuretic on blood-pressure

October 02, 2008

This is a study to determine if two antihypertensive drugs, Altace (ramipril) and the diuretic hydrochlorothiazide, are better able to reduce blood... Read summary »

Ramipril found to improve walking ability in patients with peripheral artery disease

October 02, 2008

Australian researchers have found that the blood-pressure medication Ramipril may help prevent peripheral artery disease (PAD), in addition to... Read summary »

Study: Rasilez better than Ramipril for hypertension in diabetics

October 02, 2008

The blood-pressure drug Rasilez was found to be more effective in treating high blood pressure in diabetics than the standard treatment, Ramipril,... Read summary »

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By Lucy Williams, Ivanhoe Health Correspondent ORLANDO, Fla. (Ivanhoe Newswire) -- Blood pressure treatments and football bets have more in... Read summary »

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