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Cardiovascular

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Heart Diseases: Angina | Arrhythmia | Congenital Heart Disease | Coronary Artery Disease | Heart Attack (Myocardial Infarction) | Heart Failure | Heart Inflammation & Infection | Heart Muscle Disease (Cardiomyopathy) | Heart Valve Diseases | Other Heart Disorders

Vascular Diseases: Aneurysms | Aortic Disease | Functional Arterial Disease | Hypertension (High Blood Pressure) | Hypotension (Low Blood Pressure) | Inflammatory Vascular Disease (Vasculitis) | Occlusive Arterial Disease | Stroke | Vascular Lesions | Venous Disease

Cardiovascular Disease Treatment: Complementary & Alternative Therapy | Medication | Rehabilitation | Surgery | Heart Transplantation

Other Topics: General Cardiovascular | Heart Disease in Women | Anatomy | Cholesterol | Diagnostic Procedures | Homocysteine

Cardiovascular Medicines

(Jump to: Overviews | ACE Inhibitors | Anticoagulants | Antiplatelet Agents | Beta Blockers | Calcium Channel Blockers | Digitalis | Diuretics | Nitrates | Other Medicines )

Overviews
Cardiac Medications At-A-Glance:American Heart Association
Heart Disease and Medications:NHLBI

ACE Inhibitors
Angiotensin-Converting Enzyme (ACE) Inhibitors:Texas Heart Institute
ACE Inhibitors:Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs

Anticoagulants
What Are Anticoagulants and Antiplatelet Agents?:American Heart Association [PDF]
Blood-Thinning Medicines:Texas Heart Institute
Blood Thinners:HeartHealthyWomen
Warfarin (Coumadin®):UpToDate Patient Information
Important Information to Know When You Are Taking Coumadin and Vitamin K:NIH Office of Dietary Supplements [PDF]
Home Monitoring Of Blood Thinners Comes Of Age:Aetna InteliHealth
Patient Self-Management versus Clinic Management of Oral Blood Thinner Therapy:Annals of Internal Medicine
Genetic Variation Alters Response to Common Anti–Clotting Drug:NIGMS
New Anticoagulants:American Society of Hematology

Antiplatelet Agents
What Are Anticoagulants and Antiplatelet Agents?:American Heart Association [PDF]
Antiplatelet Drugs:Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs
Aspirin:Texas Heart Institute
Aspirin and Heart Disease:UpToDate Patient Information
Aspirin for Reducing Your Risk of Heart Attack and Stroke: Know the Facts:FDA
Aspirin:HeartHealthyWomen
Super Aspirins (Glycoprotein IIb/IIIa inhibitors):HeartHealthyWomen
Clopidogrel (Plavix) & Ticlopidine:HeartHealthyWomen

Beta Blockers
Beta Blockers:Texas Heart Institute
Beta Blockers:Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs

Calcium Channel Blockers
Calcium Channel Blockers:Texas Heart Institute
Calcium Channel Blockers:Consumer Reports Best Buy Drugs

Digitalis
Digitalis:Texas Heart Institute

Diuretics (Water Pills)
Diuretics:Mayo Clinic
Diuretics:Texas Heart Institute

Nitrates
Nitrates:Texas Heart Institute
Nitrates:HeartHealthyWomen

Other Cardiovascular Medicines
Antiarrhythmics, see Arrhythmia Treatments
Blood Pressure Drugs, see Treating Hypertension
Cholesterol-Lowering Medicines, see Treating High Cholesterol

Cardiovascular Complementary & Alternative Therapy

Cardiovascular Disease Resource Guide:Alternative Medicine Foundation
Is Herbal Therapy Safe in Cardiovascular Disease?:American Academy of Family Physicians
Alternative Therapies: Part II. Congestive Heart Failure and Hypercholesterolemia: American Academy of Family Physicians
Garlic: Effects on Cardiovascular Risks and Disease ...:AHRQ
Health Claims for Soy Protein:FDA
Routine Vitamin Supplementation to Prevent Cancer and Cardiovascular Disease:AHRQ
Chelation Therapy:American Heart Association
The NIH Trial of EDTA Chelation Therapy for Coronary Artery Disease:NCCAM
Soy and Fish Oil May Help Prevent Heart Attacks:American College of Chest Physicians
Health Effects of Omega-3 Fatty Acids on Cardiovascular Disease:AHRQ
Health Effects of Omega-3 Fatty Acids on Cardiovascular Risk Factors and Intermediate Markers of Cardiovascular Disease:AHRQ
Omega-3 Fatty Acids, see also Nutrition, Fats

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