Cardiovascular agents
What are Cardiovascular agents?
Digitalis – This cardio-active drug is a steroid that activates the cardiac muscle and is used to treat heart failure, arrhythmia and atrial fibrillation. Statins, fibrates and niacin – These drugs help reduce the blood cholesterol level, thereby reducing the risk of heart disease.
These agents are useful in the treatment of high blood pressure, heart failure and heart attacks. Examples of drugs in this class include candesartan, irbesartan, losartan, telmisartan and valsartan. Beta blockers or beta-adrenergic blocking agents – These agents decrease the heart rate and the final cardiac output.
Coronary artery disease is the build-up of plaque in the arteries supplying blood to the heart. Peripheral artery disease is the build-up of plaque in the arteries supplying blood to the arms and legs. Carotid artery disease is the build-up of plaque in the arteries that supply blood to the brain.
Types of Cardiovascular agents
- agents for hypertensive emergencies
- agents for pulmonary hypertension
- aldosterone receptor antagonists
- Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitors
- angiotensin receptor blockers
- angiotensin receptor blockers and neprilysin inhibitors
- antiadrenergic agents, centrally acting
- antiadrenergic agents, peripherally acting
- antianginal agents
- antiarrhythmic agents
- anticholinergic chronotropic agents
- antihypertensive combinations
- ACE inhibitors with calcium channel blocking agents
- ACE inhibitors with thiazides
- angiotensin II inhibitors with calcium channel blockers
- angiotensin II inhibitors with thiazides
- antiadrenergic agents (central) with thiazides
- beta blockers with thiazides
- miscellaneous antihypertensive combinations
- potassium sparing diuretics with thiazides
- beta-adrenergic blocking agents
- calcium channel blockers
- catecholamines
List of Cardiovascular agents
