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Health Encyclopedia: Autonomic Hyperreflexia
Treatment depends on the cause. Offending medications or drugs must be discontinued. Any underlying illness that is causing the symptoms needs to be treated. If a substantial slowing of the heart rate is shown to produce symptoms, some drugs called anticholinergics (such as atropine) may be tried.
Very high blood pressure needs to be treated rapidly but carefully, as it may be quite unpredictable, falling abruptly. Commonly-used, emergency drugs include: Nifedipine (Procardia...
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Sick sinus syndrome
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...Heart disease - aging; Atherosclerosis - aging Information Some changes in the heart and blood vessels normally occur with age, but many others are modifiable factors that, if not... Read more »Causes of Cardiac Enlargement
...of the bottom chambers of the heart, which are known as the ventricles. The right ventricle pumps blood to the lungs and the left ventricle pumps blood to the body. The most common causes of ... Read more »Heart palpitations
...or more). You have risk factors for heart disease, such as high cholesterol, diabetes, or high blood pressure. You have new or different heart palpitations. Your pulse is more than 100... Read more »Left-sided heart failure
...Treatment may involve surgery or cardiac catheterization to open blocked heart arteries, medicines for high blood pressure, and lifestyle changes such as stopping drinking alcohol. Persons with... Read more »Images
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