valsartan
Blood pressure pill
Valsartan is a medication used to treat high blood pressure and heart failure.
It belongs to a class of drugs called angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs), which relax blood vessels by blocking a hormone that causes them to constrict.
The doctor switched him from lisinopril to valsartan when he developed a cough.
Circulatory force measurement
- systolicOf heart contraction
- diastolicHeart's filling phase
- antihypertensiveMedication lowering blood pressure
- vasodilationRelaxation of vessel walls
renin · aldosterone · mmHg · arterial · constriction · lifestyle modification · stroke prevention · nephropathy
Medication lowering blood pressure
- prescriptionMedical dispensing authorization
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
- tabletFlat portable computing device
- genericNot brand-name
bioavailability · half-life · contraindications · side effects · drug interaction · pharmacokinetics · oral · milligram
Drug relaxing blood vessels
- lisinoprilBlood pressure medication name
- beta blockerCardiac rate-slowing medication
- diureticUrine-promoting substance
- amlodipineHeart and vessel medication
Heart muscle disorder
- edemaPathological tissue puffiness
- dyspneaLabored respiration condition
- congestionExcessive accumulation causing blockage
- diureticUrine-promoting substance
cardiac output · hospitalization · fluid retention · fatigue · echocardiogram · BNP · decompensation · chronic
Abnormal urinary albumin levels
- creatinineMuscular metabolism waste compound
- kidney diseaseImpaired renal function
- GFRKidney filtration measurement
- progressionSequential forward movement
blood pressure
Circulatory force measurement
- systolicOf heart contraction
- diastolicHeart's filling phase
- antihypertensiveMedication lowering blood pressure
vasodilation · renin · aldosterone · mmHg · arterial · constriction · lifestyle modification · stroke prevention · nephropathy · retinopathy
antihypertensive
Medication lowering blood pressure
- prescriptionMedical dispensing authorization
- dosageMeasured medicine amount
- tabletFlat portable computing device
generic · bioavailability · half-life · contraindications · side effects · drug interaction · pharmacokinetics · oral · milligram · once-daily
ACE inhibitor
Drug relaxing blood vessels
- lisinoprilBlood pressure medication name
- beta blockerCardiac rate-slowing medication
- diureticUrine-promoting substance
cardiomyopathy
Heart muscle disorder
- edemaPathological tissue puffiness
- dyspneaLabored respiration condition
- congestionExcessive accumulation causing blockage
diuretic · cardiac output · hospitalization · fluid retention · fatigue · echocardiogram · BNP · decompensation · chronic
proteinuria
Abnormal urinary albumin levels
- creatinineMuscular metabolism waste compound
- kidney diseaseImpaired renal function
- GFRKidney filtration measurement
- RAASrenin, ACE, aldosterone, lisinopril
- Sartans
- AntihypertensivesACE inhibitor, beta blocker, beta blockers, diuretic, diuretics
- Heart Medicationslisinopril, metoprolol, digoxin, nitrates, hydralazine
- Kidney Protectorslisinopril, NAC, N-acetylcysteine, hydration therapy, saline
- receptor drugsantagonists, agonists, beta blockers, antihistamines, naloxone