Cardiovascular Drug Classes
nisoldipine
What is CCBs?
-pril
What are ACE inhibitors?
Procardia
What is nifedipine?
Angina
What is severe chest pain caused by reduced blood flow to the heart?
Blood vessel in the body that takes oxygenated blood away from the heart
What are Arteries?
quinapril
What is ACE inhibitor?
-dipine
What are calcium channel blockers?
atenolol
What is Tenormin?
Damage to the brain/sudden loss of function or consciousness/ disabling pain from the brain due to an interruption of its blood supply.
What is a stroke?
Main and largest Artery in the body
What is the Aorta?
Lasix
What is Loop diuretic?
ARBs
What is -sartan?
valsartan
What is Diovan?
Abnormal/irregular heartbeat and rhythm
What is Dysrhythmia?
What are Veins?
hydrochlorothiazide
What is Thiazide diuretic?
-dronate
What are biphosphonates?
Calan
What is verapamil?
Aneurysm
What is the bulging or ballooning in a blood vessel
A large vein that carries blood to the heart from other areas of the body
What is Vena Cava?
simvastatin
What is HMG-CoA reductase inhibitor?
Benzodiazepine
What are -Pam/-lam?
digoxin
What is Lanoxin?
Heart rate over 100 beats per minute, hyper heart rate
What is Tachycardia?
Delicate blood vessels that transport blood, nutrients and oxygen to cells.
What are Capillaries?