Overview For many years, experts in the pulmonary hypertension field have strongly recommended anticoagulant therapy to treat pulmonary arterial hypertension patients, particularly those without associated diseases for which contraindications may exist. This recommendation is based on the fact there is an increased risk of thrombosis and thromboembolism as a result of the sluggish pulmonary blood [...]
Overview Beta blockers have been used to treat hypertension for more than three decades. These agents are useful in young hypertensive patients, who may not be satisfied with the side effects associated with diuretic therapy. Beta blockers are preferentially prescribed as a first-line therapy for hypertensive patients who have angina and ischemic heart disease, and [...]
Uses and Administration Warfarin is a coumarin anticoagulant used in the treatment and prophylaxis of thromboembolic disorders. It acts by depressing the hepatic vitamin Independent synthesis of coagulation factors II (prothrombin), VII, LX, and X, and of the anticoagulant protein C and its cofactor protein S. For an explanation of the coagulation cascade, see Haemostasis [...]
