CARDIOVASCULAR DRUGS Flashcards
Major risk factor to CAD, CVD and death
Hypertension
Amount of blood ejected from left ventricle and measured in Lpm
Cardiac output
Drugs that accelerate the rate of urine formation that results to the removal of sodium and water in the body
Diuretics
Intense but subsides within 15 minutes of rest and medication and caused mainly by atherosclerosis
Chronic stable angina
Early stage of progressive artery disease characterized by pain increasing in severity and frequency and may even occur at rest
Unstable angina
Approve for treatment of ML, hypertension, cardiac dysrhythmias and essential tremor
Beta Blockers
Occur due to a reduced ratio of ejection fraction to left ventricular end diastolic volume
Heart failure
Inhibit the action or formation of clotting factors and prevent clots from forming
Anti coagulants
Breaks down clots and thrombi that have already formed
Thrombolytic
Alter platelet function without preventing the platelets from working
Hemorrheologic