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Drug Treatments for Heart Disease. Increases the force of the heart’s contractions 2 types Digoxin ( Lanoxin – trade)- slows the heart rate & electrical impulse conduction through the SA & AV nodes
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Increases the force of the heart’s contractions 2 types Digoxin (Lanoxin – trade)- slows the heart rate & electrical impulse conduction through the SA & AV nodes Phosphodiesterase inhibitors – short – term management of heart failure or long – term in heart transplant patients Primacor Inotropic drugs
Relieve chest pain by reducing myocardial oxygen demands • Increasing supply of O2 to heart • Or BOTH • 3 kinds • Nitrates • Beta-adrenergic blockers (Lopressor & Inderal) • Calcium channel blockers (Cardizem, Procardia) Anti - Anginal
Lower cholesterol, triglycerides, & phosholipids • Name: Zetia – lowers cholesterol levels • Lipitor & Zocor – Statins that lower LDL levels Anti-lipemics
Reduce the bloods ability to clot • Prescribed in mitral insufficiency • Atrial fibrillation • Dissolve clots that block arteries • Heparins (Heparin, Lovenox) • Used in unstable angina, MI, & DVT • IV Anti-coagulatants
Coumadin derivative • Coumadin • Antagonizes production of vitamin K factors • Prevents DVT • Used in patients in heart valve surgery • Takes days to reach effect • Antiplatelet drugs • Prevents thromboembolism • Plavix, ASA Anticoagulatants