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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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Congestive Heart Failure Patient Guide
...dilate the blood vessels and reduce the heart's workload.Beta blockers (e.g., carvedilol, bisoprolol, metoprolol, atenolol), which reduce arrhythmias and improve the left ventricle's mechanical... 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 »Medications for Congestive Heart Failure
...A, C)Cartelol (Cartrol) (Stage A)Carvedilol (Coreg) (Stages A, B, C)Labetalol (Trandate) (Stage A)Metoprolol succinate (Toprol XL) (Stages A, C)Metoprolol tartrate (Lopressor) (Stages A,... Read more »High Blood Pressure: Classes of Medications
...Propranolol (Inderal), acebutolol (Sectral), atenolol (Tenormin), betaxolol (Kerlone), carteolol (Cartrol), metoprolol (Lopressor), nadolol (Corgard), penbutolol (Levatol), pindolol (Visken),... Read more »Coronary Artery Disease: Other Medications
...(Coreg), bisoprolol (Zebeta), acebutolol (Sectral), atenolol (Tenormin), labetalol (Normodyne, Trandate), metoprolol (Lopressor, Toprol-XL), and esmolol (Brevibloc). A nasal spray form of... Read more »
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