MIBHS

OCTOBER 31, 2024

Medications Medications are often the first line of treatment for cardiomegaly and can include: ACE inhibitors or ARBs , which help lower blood pressure and reduce the workload on the heart. Implantable Cardioverter-Defibrillator (ICD) to help manage dangerous heart rhythms. Avoid excessive alcohol and drug use.

Blood Pressure 52

Blood Pressure Blood Clot Heart Valves Heart Rhythm 52

Dr. Sanjay Gupta

MAY 23, 2022

The heart is a pump and if the heart is in some way damaged – be that by a heart attack or a virus or harmful drugs then the heart is unable to pump out enough blood to meet the body’s requirements especially when the body is asking for more blood such as during exercise.

Heart Failure 40

Heart Failure Pacemaker Quality of Life ACE Inhibitor 40

Dr. Sanjay Gupta

MARCH 6, 2022

These include ACE inhibitors (and now a medication called Entresto), beta blockers, Mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists and now a new class of anti-diabetic medications called SGLT2 inhibitors and ideally wherever possible the patient should try and take a little of all of them as opposed to taking lots of one and none of the others.

Chronic Disease 40

Chronic Disease Quality of Life Heart Failure Nursing 40