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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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Treatment for Congestive Heart Failure
...cannot tolerate ACE inhibitors.Aldosterone inhibitors or digitalis may be used for some patients.A hydralazine and nitrate combination (BiDil) may be used for African American patients who are... Read more »Systemic Lupus Erythematosus: Diagnosis
...present in about 20 - 40% of healthy women.Some drugs can also produce positive antibody tests, including hydralazine, procainamide, isoniazid, and chlorpromazine.A negative ANA test makes a... Read more »High Blood Pressure: Classes of Medications
...combination with a diuretic or a beta-blocker. They are rarely used by themselves. Vasodilators include hydralazine (Apresoline), clonidine (Catapres, available in tablets or as a skin patch), and... Read more »Hypothyroidism: Highlights
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...that women of child-bearing age use a different type of AED if possible, or use the lowest effective dosage.Lamotrigine (Lamictal) use during the first trimester of pregnancy may increase the risk... Read more »Medications
...3 times daily or as directed by your doctor. The dosage is based on your medical condition and... Read more »
...monitoring you for them. Do not start, stop, or change the dosage of any medicine before... Read more »
...monitoring you for it. Do not start, stop or change the dosage of any medicine before checking... Read more »
...monitoring you for them. Do not start, stop, or change the dosage of any medicine before... Read more »
This medication contains 2 drugs (hydralazine and isosorbide dinitrate) and is used with other... Read more »
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