Heart failure is different from a heart attack. During aheart attack, a blood clot or the buildup of a sticky substance called plaque in your arteries blocks blood flow to your heart. Without oxygen, part of the heart muscle begins to die. You need quick treatment to open up the blocked...
Digoxin to help the heart beat stronger and pump more blood. Diuretics, which help the body flush out excess fluid in the lungs and reduce swelling in feet and ankles. If the heart continues to worsen despite lifestyle changes and medication, surgical treatments are available to control symptoms...
Don't stop any heart failure medication without first talking to your doctor. Even if you have no symptoms, your medications lower your heart's workload so that it can pump better. How Can I Improve My Quality of Life With Heart Failure? There are several things you can do to improve ...
Congestive heart failureFocuses on the approval of Food and Drug Administration on antihypertensive medication carvedilol (Coreg) for the treatment of congestive heart failure. Mechanism of action of carvedilol; Recommended starting...
Heart disease treatment differs from person to person. There is no such thing as one uniform treatment that works for everyone who has heart disease. Most heart disease patients are treated with a combination of diet, exercise, and other lifestyle changes in addition to medication. ...
Medication data were collected from annual medication inventories. The percentage of patients with CHF using ACE inhibitors was calculated at each annual examination. Temporal trends in CHF treatment with ACE inhibitors between June 10, 1989, through May 31, 1990, and June 1, 1994, through May ...
Congestive heart failure (CHF) is associated with cognitive deficits, particularly of memory and attention. The present study aims to clarify whether clinical treatment can reverse the attentional deficits of patients with CHF. A convenience sample of 50
The only side effect encountered was nausea, and only in one patient was this severe enough to prevent the continued administration of this medication. 展开 关键词:Acetazolamide Heart Failure DOI: 10.1016/0002-9149(59)90281-4 被引量: 41 ...
OBJECTIVES: To examine the association of medication adherence with healthcare use and costs among Medicaid beneficiaries with congestive heart failure (CHF), to investigate whether the association was a graded one, and to estimate the potential savings due to improved adherence. STUDY DESIGN: Using ...
end of Day 4 (beginning of Day 5), and each day of treatment (Days 5 through 9 [beginning of Day 10]). All tests scheduled to be done at the 24-hour time point will be done prior to the next dose of study medication. Urine collections will be done for the 24 hours prior to th...