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CardiovascularSystem
Cardiovascular System Medications Drug List
| drug classification | definition |
|---|---|
| ion is a polyatomic anion with the empirical formula NO3- and a molecular mass of 62. | Nitrate |
| having the effect of retarding or inhibiting the coagulation of the blood. | Anticoagulant |
| Antiplatelet agents lower your chance of having a heart attack or stroke caused by blood clots it work against platelets to lower the risk of clots forming inside blood vessels | antiplatelet agents |
| is used to lyse acute blood clots by activating plasminogen, resulting in the formation of plasmin, which cleaves the fibrin cross-links causing thrombus breakdown. | thrombolytics/fibrinolytics |
| are the man-made form of something that is produced naturally by your body. These drugs help your bone marrow make new white blood cells | Hematopoietics stimulants |
| are heart medications that widen, or dilate, your blood vessels. That increases the amount of blood your heart pumps and lowers blood pressure. | angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitor |
| are medications that block the action of angiotensin II by preventing angiotensin II from binding to angiotensin II receptors on the muscles surrounding blood vessels. | angiotensin receptor blockers |
| are medications that reduce your blood pressure. | beta-adrenergic blockers |
| are medications designed to increase the amount of water and salt expelled from the body as urine. | diuretics |
| are prescription medications that relax blood vessels and increase the supply of blood and oxygen to the heart | calcium channel blockers |
| are a class of organic compounds that increase the output force of the heart and increase its rate of contractions by acting on the cellular sodium-potassium ATPase pump. | cardiac glycosides |
| are medicines that dilate (widen) blood vessels, allowing blood to flow more easily through. Some act directly on the smooth muscle cells lining the blood vessels. | vasodilators |
| A class of drugs that act by inhibition of potassium efflux through cell membranes. | potassium channel blockers |
| work by inhibiting the synthesis of cholesterol in the liver by the enzyme HMG-CoA reductase. | HMG-CoA reductase inhibitors |
| are used to reduce low density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol levels. | bile acid sequstrants |
| are a class of medication that lowers blood triglyceride levels. | fibric acid derivatives |
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