| Heart disease or cardiovascular disease is a term that | | | | Cardiovascular disease is a scary condition to be |
| is used to describe a wide range of medical conditions | | | | diagnosed with, because it can greatly increase your |
| that affect the heart or the cardiovascular system. | | | | chances of other medical problems like heart attack |
| When you are diagnosed with one of the conditions, it | | | | and stroke. However, with the right heart disease |
| means that your heart and arteries are not in top | | | | treatments you can get your condition under control |
| physical shape and your risk is much higher for medical | | | | and prevent problems in the future. |
| problems like a heart attack or stroke. This is why it is | | | | Nitrates and Calcium Channel Blockers |
| important to seek effective heart disease treatments, | | | | These medications are effective heart disease |
| like medications that will help to keep your | | | | treatments because they relax the blood vessels to |
| cardiovascular system in good working condition and | | | | relieve chest pain and bring high blood pressure down. |
| prevent future problems from occurring. | | | | Patients who suffer with angina often keep |
| Beta-Blockers | | | | nitroglycerin (one form of nitrate) handy in case they |
| Beta blockers are considered one of the effective | | | | experience chest pain. Others will take calcium channel |
| heart disease treatments because they slow the heart | | | | blockers to lower blood pressure and reduce the risk |
| and lower blood pressure so the heart does not have | | | | of other conditions associated with hypertension. |
| to work so hard. This medication is often used for | | | | Aspirin |
| patients with high blood pressure and to prevent a | | | | One of the most common types of heart disease |
| second heart attack. | | | | treatments is inexpensive and can be purchased over |
| Diuretics | | | | the counter. Low dose aspirin has been found to |
| This medication is also known as water pills because it | | | | reduce the incidence of a second heart attack in those |
| rids the body of excess fluid. This can allow blood to | | | | who have already experienced one. It is often |
| flow more freely through the vessels, putting less strain | | | | recommended as one of the heart disease treatments |
| on the heart. Diuretics are a popular form of heart | | | | as well, although the FDA has not approved it for this |
| disease treatment that is often prescribed first when | | | | purpose. Aspirin can help to keep arteries open for |
| high blood pressure is diagnosed. Sometimes diuretics | | | | blood to move through freely, but it is not right for |
| are used with other forms of heart disease | | | | everyone. Talk to your doctor about whether the risks |
| treatments for maximum benefit. | | | | will outweigh the benefits. |