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Use in treatment of cardiac arrhythmias |
Antiarrhythmic |
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Help reduce the occurrence of and death from vascular events such as heart attacks and stroke |
Antiplatelet |
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Act to prevent blood clots from forming |
Anticoagulant |
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Cause contraction of the muscle associated with capillaries and arteries, thereby narrowing the space through which the blood circulates |
Vasopressors |
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Used to lower abnormally high blood levels of fatty substances when other treatment regimens fail |
Antihyperlipidemic |
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Act act to dissolve an existing thrombus when administrated soon after its occurrence |
Thrombolytic |
