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Chapter 6

Cardiovascular System: Therapeutic Drug Treatments

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Angiotensin-Converting Inhibitor (ACE) Medicine that keeps the body from making angiotensin 2, a hormone that causes blood vessels to constrict (narrow). Because ACE inhibitors prevent blood-vessel constriction, they help treat hypertension (high blood pressure).
Antiangial Medication that is used to prevent or alleviate angina (spasmodic chest pain).
Antiarrhythmic An agent used to alleviate or prevent cardiac arrhythmia.
Anticoagulant An agent used to prevent the formation of blood clots. Also known as blood thinner.
Antihypersensitive Medication used to counteract high blood pressure.
Beta Blocker A drug used to treat angina, hypertension, and heart rhythm disorders, as wella s migraines, panic attacks, and tremors.
Calcium Channel Blocker A drug used to dilate (widen) arteries and reduce blood pressure, making it easier for the heart to pump blood.
Diuretic Medication that helps reduce excess water in the body.
Hypolipidemic Medication used to reduce lipid concentrations in the blood serum (blood plasma without clotting factors).
Thrombolytic Medication that helps dissolve blood clots.
Vasoconstrictor An agent that constricts (narrows) blood vessels, increasing blood pressure.
Vasodilator An agent that simulates dilation (dilating or widening) of blood vessels.
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