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… is used alone or with other medications to treat high blood pressure (hypertension). Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and … (central alpha agonists) that act in the brain to lower blood pressure. It works by relaxing blood vessels so blood …
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… is used with or without other medications to treat high blood pressure. Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and … Hydralazine is called a vasodilator. It works by relaxing blood vessels so blood can flow through the body more …
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… is used with or without other medications to treat high blood pressure. Lowering high blood pressure helps prevent strokes, heart attacks, and … known as calcium channel blockers. It works by relaxing blood vessels so blood can flow more easily. Amlodipine is …
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… Uses This medication is used to treat people with a certain blood disorder known as chronic immune thrombocytopenia-ITP. … is a condition where the amount of one type of cell in your blood (platelets) is lower than normal. ITP can lead to … stop loss of appetite stomach/abdominal pain yellowing eyes/skin dark urine This medication may lower your ability to …
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… doctor right away. Uses Valsartan is used to treat high blood pressure and heart failure. It is also used to improve … angiotensin receptor blockers (ARBs). It works by relaxing blood vessels so that blood can flow more easily. Lowering high blood pressure …
Health topics
… is a narrowing of the aortic valve. The aortic valve allows blood to flow from the heart's lower left chamber … opening properly, forcing the heart to work harder to pump blood through the valve. This causes pressure to build up in … it may not be able to keep up the extra effort of pumping blood through the narrowed valve. This can lead to heart …
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… stomach/abdominal swelling, dark urine, yellowing eyes/skin, mental/mood changes). Talk with your doctor about the … to treat low platelet levels in people who have a certain blood disorder called chronic immune (idiopathic) … C. It may also be used to treat people with a certain blood disorder (aplastic anemia). Platelets are a type of …
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… artery disease. Smoking: Causes the platelets in your blood to clump together easily by making your blood cells more "sticky" and more likely to form clots. … spasms in your coronary arteries, which can reduce the blood flow to your heart in a way similar to that of …
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… may cause injuries to the brain. Decreased or blocked blood flow to the brain. This may occur during a transient … that is caused by infection that has spread throughout the blood and tissues (sepsis). Heart problems, such as a heart … such as low levels of sodium and potassium in the blood. Low blood sugar (hypoglycemia) or high blood sugar …
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… in part of the immune system (the lymph system ). White blood cells called lymphocytes can become abnormal or … they do know that gene changes (mutations) occur in white blood cells called lymphocytes. These gene changes lead to … You may also get: Lab tests, including a complete blood count, to check the number of white and red blood …
