Cardiovascular Therapeutics
Cardiovascular therapeutics refers to the branch of medicine focused on preventing, diagnosing, and treating diseases of the heart and blood vessels. It covers a wide range of approaches, including lifestyle changes, medications, and medical procedures.
Cardiovascular Therapeutics Categories
Cardiac glycosides are a class of organic compounds used primarily to treat certain heart conditions, especially heart failure and some arrhythmias.
Vasodilators are drugs that relax blood vessel walls, causing the vessels to widen (dilate). This decreases vascular resistance, lowers blood pressure, and improves blood flow.
Anticoagulants are drugs that prevent blood clot formation by interfering with the coagulation (clotting) cascade.
They do not dissolve existing clots but stop them from growing and prevent new ones from forming.
Antiplatelet agents are drugs that prevent platelets from clumping together (aggregation), thereby inhibiting the formation of arterial clots.
They’re especially important in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease prevention and treatment.
Diuretics are drugs that increase urine production by acting on the kidneys to enhance excretion of water and electrolytes (mainly sodium).
They’re widely used in hypertension, edema, heart failure, and certain kidney disorders.
Beta-blockers are drugs that block β-adrenergic receptors (β₁, β₂, sometimes β₃), reducing the effects of adrenaline and noradrenaline.
They decrease heart rate, contractility, and blood pressure, and have additional effects depending on receptor selectivity.
Calcium channel blockers are drugs that inhibit L-type voltage-gated calcium channels in vascular smooth muscle and/or cardiac muscle → reduce Ca⊃2;⁺ entry → decreased contraction.
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