Description Asthma, also called reactive airway disease, is a chronic and recurring condition in which the bronchial passages-the tubes that go to the lungs-become swollen, inflamed, and narrow, making it very difficult for the person to breathe. This happens when the person is exposed to something they’ve very sensitive to. An asthma attack can be ...
Beta Blockers can be prescribed and used for a few different problems. They have been shown to prevent the occurrence of migraine headaches, to lessen anxiety or stage fright, to lower blood pressure, correct a variety of arrhythmias and to lower heart rate. Basically the different types of beta blockers all work in about the ...
“Recent studies show that about 65 percent of patients are falling to reduce their blood pressure to the acceptable range.” 16 Hypertension or arterial hypertension refers to high blood pressure (HTN) in the arteries. 3 In the United States 72 million adults are affected by hypertension. 6 Arteries are vessels that carry blood from the ...
Working in a Cardiology office I have seen this condition a few times. Three cases stick with me and each chose person chose a different path. I will touch on each briefly below. What is Dilated Ischemic Cardiomyopathy This is a condition whereby the heart enlarges and has to work harder to pump blood throughout ...
I am familiar with the drug Metoprolol tartrate, the generic for Lopressor, and a beta blocker manufactured formerly by Ciba-Geigy Pharmaceuticals. The company is now Novartis Pharmaceuticals [NOVzn], whose world headquarters is in Basel, Switzerland. Novartis’ U.S. headquarters is located in Summit, New Jersey. Beta blockers are used to treat cardiovascular diseases, especially hypertension. Metoprolol ...
Several drugs have been explored to control my blood pressure. Some have been beta-blockers and others ACE inhibitors. Beta-blockers are also known as beta-adrenergic antagonists, beta-adrenergic blocking agents and beta antagonists. Beta-blockers do exactly what the name implies. It keeps epinephrine or nonrepinephrine from adhering to a nerve’s beta-receptors in order to prevent a heart-related ...
