Drugs that are commonly used in heart disease

List of drugs used for treating hypertension (high blood pressure) with links to drug information.

Several types of medication are useful in treating angina.

Drugs for heart arrhythmias - the antiarrhythmic drugs - can be difficult to use.

Amiodarone is the most powerful antiarrhythmic drug, but may be the most toxic.

Amiodarone (Cordarone, Pacerone), the most effective and most toxic antiarrhythmic drug, has a unique very strange history.

The most feared side effect of amiodarone (Cordarone, Pacerone) is pulmonary, or lung toxicity, which can be difficult to diagnose and treat, and which can be fatal.

Contrary to what most doctors were taught in medical school, beta blockers are useful in heart failure, and ought to be prescribed.

Cocaine can damage the heart irreversibly after even one use.

Latest recommendations on aspirin for preventing heart disease

Several types of drugs are useful for lowering cholesterol and triglycerides.

Here is a brief review of the several kinds of drugs doctors use to treat or prevent blood clots.

With appropriate precautions, Viagra (sildenafil) can be taken safely in most men with heart disease.

Beta blockers are drugs which are helpful in many cardiovascular conditions.

Calcium channel blockers are used for treating several cardiovascular conditions including angina and hypertension.

Heart arrhythmias can be treated with antiarrhythmic drugs, AV nodal blocking drugs, beta blockers, statins, and omega-3 fatty acids.