Is cardiovascular disease curable antihypertensive atenolol (Tenormin)
Various cardiovascular diseases like hypertension, coronary heart disease, arrhythmias and angina (chest pain) can be cured efficiently with atenolol mediciation. It is also used to treat and reduce the risk of heart complications following myocardial infarction (heart attack).
Atenolol is a beta blocker that selectively blocks beta1-adrenergic (myocardial) receptors. It decreases cardiac output, peripheral resistance, and myocardial oxygen consumption. It also depresses renin secretion without affecting beta2-adrenergic (pulmonary, vascular, uterine) receptors. It helps to reduce and treat risk of myocardial infarction (Heart attack). It is also used in Grave's disease, a condition of enlarged thyroid also known as Goiter.
Atenolol helps to regulate heart rate or arrhythmia. Arrhythmia is an abnormality in the heart's rhythm or heartbeat pattern. The heartbeat can be too slow, too fast, have extra beats, skip a beat, or otherwise beat irregularly. This drug works by slowing down the heart and reducing its workload to improve blood flow and decrease blood pressure. It does not pass through the blood-brain barrier thus it is used in the treatment to avoid various central nervous system side effects. This medicine is excreted almost exclusively by the kidneys, which makes it attractive for use in individuals with end-stage liver disease. If it alone fails to control arterial hypertension, the drug can be combined with a diuretic.
Cardiovascular diseases or heart disease is a disease of the heart or blood vessels (arteries and veins). This disease is the leading cause of death. The studies indicate that vascular injury accumulates from adolescence and by the time that heart problems are detected, the underlying cause (atherosclerosis) is usually quite advanced, having progressed for decades. The process of atherosclerosis evolves over decades, and begins as early as childhood. Primary prevention is thus needed to curb the risk of cardiovascular disease. Primary prevention starts with education and awareness of its harmful effects and measures of prevention should be given importance.
Some of the cardiovascular disease includes atherosclerosis, myocardiopathy, rheumatic heart disease, syphilitic endocarditis, and systemic venous hypertension. There are different specialists for different organs to treat this disease viz cardiologist, thoracic surgeons, vascular surgeons, neurologists, and interventional radiologists as treatment depends on the organ that is to be treated.
Diet plays an important role in your body, and thus you should give up all bad eating habit. Studies have revealed a link between fast food and an increase in heart disease. To improve or prevent atherosclerosis include diet high in fibers from vegetables while low in fat and cholesterol, stay away from tobacco and avoid second-hand smoke, decreased alcohol consumption, manage diabetes strictly, decrease BMI if overweight or obese, increase daily activity to 30 minutes of moderate to vigorous exercise, and decrease emotional stress.
Frequently Asked Questions
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how to cure a heart problem called ectopic heart beats?
i have a condition called ectopic heart.beat which means i sometimes have extra beats -i would like to no if anyone knows of a certain food that i could eat to help it or foods i should not eat or any other ideas-thanks-david
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Hi David,
I have had ectopic heart bears for over 20 years. I know that they are most disconcerting. As long as you have seen a doctor about these, and have had the beats diagnosed as benign, there is nothing to worry about as I understand it.
However, I do still feel fear. I guess we just have to live with it. I have read that caffeine, nicotine and any other stimulates in foods ,may make ectopic beats worsen. I don't know of any food that you should eat that will help. I walk on a tread mill a lot, and this exercise will usually help with the extra beats.
Stress is another factor, and it is best to try to be unstressed. I guess this is a hard call, when you are stressed about them. I would tell your doctor that you are concerned and ask for some counselling in an effort to try and accept them. I would ask about the exercise as well, you would need to work up to this.
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How to cure problems of the heart....?
I was in a very long relationship (+3). I really saw the future with this person...until I felt that I was getting more hurt than happiness. It's easier said than done...that's for sure. Even though I still love this person with all my heart, I was the one that had to break it off. But I can't seem to put this person behind me even though 2 months since the break up have already passed. What can I do to finally forget about him and move on? How much time does it actually take? He didn't fight for the relationship, so could it be that he never truly loved me enough to make it work?
WHAT TO DO???
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2 months is very little time to forget someone you loved deeply and spent 3 years with.
Although it is hard... take time for yourself. Stop thinking that you need HIM but that it didn't work out... and bla bla bla. Instead... take time for yourself... Learn from this relationship. What was good, what was bad.... what do you want from life, from a partner, for yourself, how do you want him to make you feel. There is no better time to be selfish than after a breakup. Healing is long... and no one can give you a specific time delay... it will take the time it takes.
Now... you take your time.. if he didn't fight for you... and you wanted him to... then he is not the right one! Focus on yourself... on rebuilding the independent and confident woman in you. Know what you want and what you don't want in a man. After a while... you will be able to make peace with it... and you will have grown a little more.
If you were getting more hurt than happiness... you did good. There is no doubt. You listened to yourself and you have to keep doing this.
Be strong!
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What are some of the medicines used to treat rheumatic heart problem?
Please name some medicines used in curing Rheumatic heart problem! How long is one supposed to take these medicines n how much time does it take to cure it completely?
guys plz help...
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it is due to your lifestyle..you have to change your food habits completely...
holistic healing method..
when the body is having a disease, the patient should not be given a nutritious food... he should be asked to fast for 7 or 10 day... but he can take unlimited fruits(not sweet) and uncooked vegetables... this is also called semi-fasting method...during semi-fasting, the bodies energies will be conserved to fight and throw out the disease...that is why , patients are asked to stop so many negative foods ...all high nutritious foods are negative foods for sick people...
sages consider water and uncooked vegetables as gods...by taking daily ,2 or three coldwater headbaths, you will be incresing your disease... yes, you are correct... by increasing or aggravating the disease, we can throw out the disease...
a person requires so much culture and intelligence, to understand the basic principles of holistic healing ... this is part of yoga and spirituality...this is great indian science...
..write me.. kumrao99@yahoo.co.in
Holistic healing method....
1avoid milk ,curd,buttermilk,coffee,tea,horlicks,,
sweets,icecreams,…
,nonveg,cashewnuts,almonds,peas,cooldr…
fish,eggs,fish,eggs,alcohols for 20days.these are all
negative foods for a person with disease...unless these
foods are stopped ,he or she cant clean the body,blood
and nerves...persons without disease can take them...
2.daily eat 300 gms of uncooked cucumber( or 60 gms of uncooked bittergourd or 300 gms of
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How do I cure chronic lateness and could it be due to some underlying medical problems?
I'm a 26-year old male, and I think I'm getting too old to cure the problem of me always being late for work. I have been late most of my life starting when I was in high school. I've been at the same job for 10 years, which I've been fortunate enough to keep my job for that long considering I'm late most of the time. I have a good group of co workers and respect my boss, who I've been working with all of them for that long. I know some of my co workers don't like the fact that I'm always late, and they are my good friends too, and I don't mean any dis respect at all, but I'm not a morning person and hardly ever on time. I only arrive to work 5 minutes late mostly, sometimes 10, but that is still being late. I think the only reason why I haven't been fired is because I always show up, I work for people when they need off, I do what I'm told without arguing, I help people out, and I care about doing a good job and my work. There is still me being late for things. I never give excuses, and I just tell my co workers I'm sorry, but I really think there is a reason behind my habitual lateness, but I don't want to use that as an excuse to make it okay for me to be late. I've tried setting several alarm clocks, leaving them across the room from my bed, going to bed at a decent hour, but nothing seems to work. I've taken some of the advice from my co workers on how to be on time, but that hasn't helped either. Now, I don't want to blame my lateness on medical reasons, but that's the only thing I can think of. Last February, I had surgery to repair to rare heart conditions that I was born with, and those were discovered only a year ago after 25 years of my life. I had a hole in my heart, which the doctors had to plug up. I'm fully recovered now from last February, but do you think my heart problems caused me to be more tired and cause me to have difficulties waking up in the morning all of these years? I know my co workers may not view this as a reason, even though they knew about my surgery and wanted the best recovery for me. You would think since last february, with my heart being back to normal now, I could get to work on time, but no. Also, I have recently been prescribed ritalin by the doctor because I lose focus a lot and zone out at times, and he thinks I might have add, which I do to, and you would think that would cure my lateness. Does medical problems have anything to do with me always being late for work or school most of my life? Any info will be helpful. I know I have pissed my co workers off, who are good friends of mine, because they are always on time, so why can't I be?
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I have to say that if he did not want to work he would not have had the same job for 10 years. I wish there was a cure for people to read an entire question before answering.
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Hi,iam 35yrs i can't get erection and my semen volume also very low how to cure my problem?
i got married i have no any sick like diabetis heart problem,bp any thing.
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Since you are not diabetic and no heart issues. Then you have a natural solution to your problem. DON"T take any medication for erection. Medication is a temporary solution. Here below is a pretty natural solution.
Please read and follow these steps, you would be perfectly fine..
1- Brisk walks & Jog (if you can) early in the morning and make it a routine.
2- Eat 5 to 6 Almonds on daily basis.
3- Soak 2 x Chu'aara (dry dates) in cup of warm milk at night and drink milk and eat Chu'aara (dry dates) in the morning. This is a perfect and almost a quick fix within days for erection problem and thickens the semen as well.
Dry dates:
http://pardesiandsons.com/images/products/dates%20chuara.jpg
OR
4- Drink a cup of Luke warm milk mixed with 2 x rice eating spoon of honey in the morning on daily basis. :)
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How to strengthen the heart or prevent myself from shock?
I have heart problem after a few shock which happen few years ago. I jump when I hear sudden loud sound and my heart really hurts. Any cure or remedies can help me from being too sensitive to sound?
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Were those physical shocks or an emotional shock that left you with a kind of Post Traumatic Stress Disorder? Or did you have heart problems, went into cardiac arrest, and the shock paddles had to be used?
I can understand why sudden loud sounds make you jump; I'm like that as well. I'm very sensitive to sound and have had to uproot myself and move several times over the past 10 years because of excessively noisy neighbors or loud traffic (boom cars, loud motorcycles, loud aftermarket exhaust systems on autos and motorcycles).
To strengthen your heart you need to exercise daily. Even walking 1/2 an hour a day helps. It also helps you deal with the stress of excessive noise exposure your body has to endure every day. There is something called "EMDR" (eye movement desensitization and reprocessing) therapy that is used for people who have suffered Post Traumatic Stress Disorder. Usually psychologists and / or psychiatrists facilitate the therapy.
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i'm having heart problems..will i need a pacemaker?
my doctor said i might have premature ventricular tachycardia. i get random heart palpitations followed by shortness of breath. some are worse than others and it occurs at the most unexpected times.i cut out soda and caffeine and it didn't seem to make a difference.and its not particular followed by exercise, sometimes it is though.
anyway, does this mean i might need a pacemaker? can prescription drugs cure it? or keep it under control? how serious can it be?
sorry my doctor was my cardiologist*
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Premature Ventricular Contractions (PVCs) - a condition in which an electrical signal originates in the ventricles and causes the ventricles to contract before receiving the electrical signal from the atria. PVCs are not uncommon and often do not cause symptoms or problems. However, if the frequency of the PVCs increases to several per minute, symptoms such as weakness, fatigue, dizziness, fainting, or palpitations may be experienced.
What are the treatments for premature ventricular contractions?
The reasons for treating premature ventricular contractions are 1) to relieve symptoms of palpitation, 2) to treat conditions that cause PVCs since many conditions that cause PVCs are potentially life threatening, and 3) to prevent ventricular tachycardia and sudden death.
In healthy individuals without heart diseases, premature ventricular contractions need no treatment. For relief of palpitations, one may consider the following measures:
Stop alcohol and caffeine intake
Stop over-the-counter nasal decongestants that may contain adrenaline like medications such as pseudoephedrine
Stop drug abuse such as amphetamines, cocaine
Stop cigarette smoking
Conditions that can cause premature ventricular contractions can also be potentiality life threatening. These conditions are often treated in the hospital-monitored beds. Monitored beds are beds (or rooms) that are equipped to record the patients' heart rhythm continuously. Patients are also given intravenous medications. These conditions are:
Low potassium or magnesium levels (hypokalemia and hypomagnesemia) - potassium and magnesium can be given intravenously
Digoxin and aminophylline toxicity - medications can be given to counteract drug toxicity
Acute heart attack - medications and procedures (coronary angiogram and PTCA) are performed urgently to open blocked coronary arteries to restore blood supply to the heart muscle (for more, please read the Heart Attack article).
Low blood oxygen levels (hypoxia) - oxygen can be given nasally, and medications can be given to treat the underlying lung diseases
Anti-arrhythmia medications
Anti-arrhythmia medications are used to control PVCs with the goal of preventing ventricular tachycardias and ventricular fibrillations and sudden death. Examples of anti-arrhythmia medications include beta-blockers, lidocaine, procainamide, and amiodarone. Unfortunately, there is little scientific evidence that suppressing PVCs with anti-arrhythmic medications prevent ventricular tachycardias and ventricular fibrillations and sudden death. Some anti-arrhythmia medications actually can cause abnormal heart rhythms. Thus anti-arrhythmic medications are only prescribed cautiously in patients at high risk of developing ventricular tachycardia and ventricular fibrillation.
Beta blockers
Beta blockers such as propranolol (Inderal), metoprolol (Lopressor, Toprol XL), and atenolol (Tenormin) usually are given early during a heart attack and are continued long-term. Beta blockers antagonize the action of adrenaline and relieve stress on the muscles of the heart. Beta blockers decrease the workload of the heart by slowing the heart rate and decreasing the force of contraction of heart muscle. Decreasing the workload decreases the demand for oxygen by the heart and limits the amount of damage to the heart muscle. Long-term administration of beta blockers following a heart attack has been shown to improve survival and reduce the risk of future heart attacks. Beta blockers also improve survival among patients with heart attacks by decreasing the incidence of life-threatening abnormal heart rhythms, for example, ventricular fibrillation. Beta blockers can be given intravenously in the hospital and then can be taken orally for long-term treatment.
The side effects of beta blockers are wheezing (worsening of breathing in patients with asthma), abnormally slow heart rate, and exacerbation of heart failure (especially in patients with significant damage to their heart muscle). Nevertheless, in patients with chronic heart failure, beta blockers have recently been demonstrated to be helpful in decreasing symptoms and prolonging life. For more, please read the Beta Blockers article.
pacemaker defibrillator ventricular tachycardia only in a advanced stage
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Is there a cure for Depression?
I am very depressed about why I am not this or that. Is there a cure for Depression? How can I be happy and move on I can't seem to move on though. I am responsible for my actions and how I treat others. I am gossiping about Friends at the office and family at home. Can People die from Depression and get heart problems later on?
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You should get some counseling. It sounds like you have mild depression. If it turns out to be more moderate or severe, you can check out some medications, but it sounds like you are just feeling inadequate which could be improved with some therapy.
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Heart problems for my mom?
Hi, my mom is 53 years old. She is experience heart pain. I wouldn't call it pain, cause she doesn't complain on it hurting. It just feels uncomfortable. Sometimes she has this and sometimes she is normal. I am VERY concerned. I am her daughter and I am only 15, I don't want my mom to be in trouble. She also has memory loss often. She stress A LOT about small things.
So I am wondering.. what's wrong with her? What can this lead to? What can be done to cure this, and how important is this issue?
If you answer these questions with all your knowledge, i'll GREATLY appreciate it, thanks!
Please help :(
She also has headaches
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any chest pain should be investigated my a doctor.
there is no way anyone here will be able to tell you what is wrong with your mom or how to cure her.
she really does need to see a doctor.
I hope she feels better.
good luck to you both.
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feeling out of it. heart problems?
since sunday i have been having this problem. whenever i wake up and start moving around i get not really dizzy but feel out of it. like i'm walking in a haze. it gets worst when i start walking outside. even after sitting and getting up it kicks in again. it's not as bad when i'm sitting or laying down. it's just when i get up it doesn't go away. sometimes while walking i feel short of breathe too. not too bad but i always have this feeling that i need to yawn. do you know what this possibly could be? my resting hear rate right before bed lately has been lower than usual. it'll go anywhere from 55-60. i'm usually in 70-80 during the day. also, i went to the cardiologist last week and they said i was perfectly fine. this came out of no where. idk what to do or how to cure it.
it kind of feels like the out of it feeling you get during a hangover
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It sounds like some type of allergies, maybe a cold. Are you an anxious person? Anxiety can cause this. This happened to me at one point and i lived with it for almost a year.
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My father is suffering from heart problem he has blocked and everyday he is complaining for the pain.?
Specialy after having meal he is complaining , dr adviced him to go for the heart surgery but he is 67 years and he is weak, still he is on medicine but we were looking for someone who can help him and give him cure.We need your assistance kindly advice what i can do for him and if only that medicine is enough so from where we can get that medicine and how long he has to continue.
Your kind assistance shall be highly appreciated.
Thanks and regards
Syed
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Follow the doctors advice. Your father was advised to have surgery. No one on Y!A can examine him or give you a medical opinion thus no one here can offer you specifically what you are looking for. There are no cures for coronary disease, but there are many treatments- none of which are available via the internet. If the surgical option is not palatable, I suggest a second opinion.
Advice offered here is not meant to be a replacement for proper evaluation and examination by a qualified medical professional and should not be construed as such.
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What is this sensation in my body when i am in stress?
I have just my heart broken and lots of stress due to that.
I get this burning sensation in stomach and a very mild pain in my chest area. What is it ? How can i cure it?Is this a heart problem ?
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this is NOT a heart problem. it is anxiety over your loss. eat non-spicy things like bread, oatmeal, mashed potatoes although if you are so stressed over this, you are probably not eating well, are you? at any rate, it is not your heart.
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What a heart murmur will do to you? I mean will it have any problems....?
1. How do i cure this heart murmur thing...
2. will if have any problems if i play sports
Tell me more about heart murmur
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Go to WebMd and look at the information on heart murmur's. This is an abnormal sound the heart makes from various causes. If you haven't had any trouble up to this point, you probably will not have any problems now. There is no cure other than heart surgery and they don't do surgery if it is not causing problems. People can live a long life with heart murmurs without problems.
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Help me! What could be my sickness?
Help me! What could be my sickness? I just dont know what has gotten into me. I haven't been feeling well for the last two days..
I have been feeling light headed for several days. I have done lots of searching on the internet and found various articles that discuss this issue - but I have identified that there are numerous posts relating to this disorder and it is very difficult to find any recommendations on how to cure this problem.
If any advice can be provided by Doctors reading this. I would be very grateful if you could give your recommendations. If you need any additional information please contact me.
1. I feel fatigued/weak
2. I feel lightheaded. It feels like I just got up from bed
3. My arms feel weak and heavy
4. I forget things repeatedly. I forget the names of people
5. I stutter.
6. My arms are shaking
7. It is so hard to catch some sleep - I sleep from 10 or 11 am to 4 or 5 pm. Sometimes I manage to complete 8 hours of sleep but usually I sleep for 5 or 6 hours.
20 yrs. old turning 21 this coming april 11, male, non-drinking, non smoker, known family history of heart problems, Mother has low blood and father with hi-blood and hypertension.
High stress, ALSO NOTICABLE SHORT TERM MEMORY LOSS.
WHAT COULD BE MY SICKNESS? I AM GETTING SO PARANOID I THINK I GOT SOMETHING LIKE NEUROSIS OR CANCER OR BRAIN DEGENERATION. PLS PLS PLS HELP ME!!! IM BEGGING EVERYONE TO PLS HELP ME!! AM I GOING CRAZY OR IS IT JUST WEAKNESS? TELL ME PLS! I HAVEN'T SLEPT FOR 2 DAYS, THINKING, WONDERING WHAT IT COULD BE..
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Ok I think if this continues and your stressing about it. Then go to a doctor and don't waist your time with a bunch of strangers on here.
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Skipped heart beats and abnormal Rhythem?
For the past year I have been having heart "problems" I get skipped heart beats when I drink A can of Pepsi or any sort of energy drinks. (sometimes it doesn't happen but 80% of the time it does) so I decided to go to a cardiologist. They put a heart monitor on me. For 2 days. During those 2 days I felt skipped heart beat ( or premature ventricular contractions I don't know I can't tell which is which) well I felt it 3 times out of those 2 days I had the heart monitor on. normaly I feel them in Rows of 5-6 but they didn't occur during the time I had the monitor on me. After I returned the monitor they said its nothing to be worried about. But sometimes I will be sitting down watching tv and my heart will go from normal resting heart beat to SUPER fast randomly within 2 seconds I'll feel my heart racing really fast for like 6 seconds then it will go back to a Resting heart beat. I am 18 years old and want to join the Army Infantry. I am afraid to because I am afraid ill drop dead during a 5 mile march or run in basic training. I recently had ectogram (they put a gel on your heart to check all 4 chambers) I do not know if that will tell if I have heart problems or any sort. I personally feel that my heart goes to a normal rhythem then to abnormal rhythem then back into normal. When ever in get my heart checked on its normal. But when I'm at home it goes threw those weird patterns and I am not sure what to do because I want to join the army. I was told that your heart can cause to much electricity and cause these problems. But I don't know how to get the cardiologist to recognized it and cure it. Cause that's the last thing I need is to do a 5 mile run and have my heart go threw tachardiya or what ever it's called. Any suggestions on what I should do or what you think may be the problem? 5 points!
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First of all ditch the caffeine and high energy drinks. The former will give you palpitations and the latter will make your heart go all over the place AND they can make you smell (truly!)
I have an irregular heartbeat and have to avoid caffeine totally. It can become worse if I don't eat regularly and the right kind of foods. I also have the loud, fast heartbeat occasionally and can now control it by relaxing, and thinking about lowering it. You'll probably find that it improves dramatically if you avoid caffeine. Here is a site about teenages and irregular heartbeats:
http://kidshealth.org/teen/diseases_conditions/heart/arrhythmias.html
Get well soon and hope you get accepted in the Army.
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