Heart & Vascular Health: Medications

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Diuretics
Article
12/22/06, MayoClinic.com
Learn how diuretics — sometimes called water pills — treat high blood pressure and other conditions.
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Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors
Article
12/22/06, MayoClinic.com
ACE inhibitors treat high blood pressure and other conditions. Learn more about these drugs.
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Beta blockers
Article
12/22/06, MayoClinic.com
Beta blockers treat high blood pressure, glaucoma and migraines. Learn more about these drugs.
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Calcium channel blockers
Article
12/22/06, MayoClinic.com
Calcium antagonists, also called calcium channel blockers, treat conditions such as high blood pressure.
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Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors for coronary artery disease
Article
05/29/07, Healthwise
Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors interfere with the formation of a hormone (angiotensin II) that can narrow (constrict) blood vessels. ACE inhibitors help lower blood pressure and reduce the workload on the heart, which l
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Anticoagulants for stroke and transient ischemic attack (TIA)
Article
03/06/07, Healthwise
Although anticoagulants are often called blood thinners, they do not really thin blood. Warfarin prevents the production of certain proteins that are necessary for blood to clot. Heparin and newer low-molecular-weight heparins interfer
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Bosentan
Drug
05/01/07, Healthwise
Your doctor may have you take a pregnancy test before you start using this medicine, to make sure you are not pregnant. You may also be re-tested each month during your treatment.
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Safety Tips When Taking Anticoagulants
Article
03/06/07, Healthwise
Anticoagulants, often called blood thinners, are medications that slow the clotting of blood. They do not actually thin the blood but increase the time it takes a blood clot to form. Anticoagulants help prevent existing blood
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Angiotensin II receptor blockers
Article
12/22/06, MayoClinic.com
Angiotensin II receptor blockers (angiotensin II inhibitors) treat conditions such as high blood pressure.
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Amlodipine and atorvastatin
Drug
10/04/07, Healthwise
Before taking amlodipine and atorvastatin, tell your doctor if you have liver problems, heart disease, congestive heart failure, a serious illness or infection, or if you are taking other heart or blood pressure medications.
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