verapamil
Heart rhythm medication
Verapamil is a medication that blocks calcium channels in heart muscle and blood vessel walls, used to treat high blood pressure, chest pain from angina, and certain irregular heartbeats.
It relaxes blood vessels and slows the heart rate.
The doctor switched her to verapamil when the beta blocker caused side effects.
Heart and vessel medication
- sustained releaseControlled gradual drug delivery
- half-lifePeriod for fifty-percent reduction
- CYP3A4Hepatic drug-processing enzyme
- drug interactionsSubstances altering each other's effects
grapefruit · bioavailability · first-pass effect · contraindications · constipation · hypotension
Circulatory force measurement
- antihypertensiveMedication lowering blood pressure
- systolicOf heart contraction
- diastolicHeart's filling phase
- diureticUrine-promoting substance
ACE inhibitor · combination therapy · vasodilator · edema · cardiovascular risk
Disorganized cardiac rhythm disorder
- electrophysiologyBiology's electrical activity science
- palpitationsAwareness of abnormal heartbeat
- sinus rhythmHeart's proper electrical timing
- conductionHeat transfer through contact
electrocardiogram · antiarrhythmic · cardioversion · digoxin
Discomfort in thoracic region
- ischemiaInsufficient tissue blood supply
- coronary arteryHeart's own blood supply
- vasodilationRelaxation of vessel walls
- nitroglycerinExplosive compound, cardiac drug
amlodipine
Heart and vessel medication
- sustained releaseControlled gradual drug delivery
- half-lifePeriod for fifty-percent reduction
- CYP3A4Hepatic drug-processing enzyme
drug interactions · grapefruit · bioavailability · first-pass effect · contraindications · constipation · hypotension
blood pressure
Circulatory force measurement
- antihypertensiveMedication lowering blood pressure
- systolicOf heart contraction
- diastolicHeart's filling phase
diuretic · ACE inhibitor · combination therapy · vasodilator · edema · cardiovascular risk
atrial fibrillation
Disorganized cardiac rhythm disorder
- electrophysiologyBiology's electrical activity science
- palpitationsAwareness of abnormal heartbeat
- sinus rhythmHeart's proper electrical timing
conduction · electrocardiogram · antiarrhythmic · cardioversion · digoxin
chest pain
Discomfort in thoracic region
- ischemiaInsufficient tissue blood supply
- coronary arteryHeart's own blood supply
- vasodilationRelaxation of vessel walls
verapamilepinephrine
Adrenal stress hormone
norepinephrine · dopamine · digoxin · atropine · adrenaline