Your Heart Medications

Understanding Heart Attacks

This optional module reviews what causes heart attacks, how they are treated, and what can help with recovery.

Choose your medications

Select the heart medications that have been prescribed for you, or have a provider or helper select them for you. Only the topics you choose will be covered.

Antiplatelet therapy

Medications to make your blood less sticky to help keep it flowing through your vessels.

ASA (Aspirin) clopidogrel (Plavix) ticagrelor (Brilinta)

Which combination?

ASA (Aspirin) + clopidogrel (Plavix) ASA (Aspirin) + ticagrelor (Brilinta)

Statin

Cholesterol-lowering medication that slows the formation of plaque.

atorvastatin (Lipitor) rosuvastatin (Crestor) simvastatin pravastatin

Beta-blocker

Slows the heart rate and reduces strain on the heart muscle.

metoprolol bisoprolol atenolol carvedilol propranolol nadolol

ACE-inhibitor or ARB

Helps relax blood vessels and lowers the heart's workload. Usually only one of these two applies.

benazepril captopril cilazapril enalapril fosinopril lisinopril perindopril quinapril ramipril trandolapril candesartan irbesartan losartan telmisartan valsartan

Which one?

ACE-inhibitor ("-pril") ARB (angiotensin receptor blocker) ("-sartan")

Rapid-acting nitroglycerin

For fast relief of heart pain.

nitroglycerin spray nitroglycerin tablet

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