Heart rate and blood pressure lowering drugs

Antihypertensive drugs can play a very important role among the elderly. First of all, they can bring great help to the elderly's body. For example, they can relieve the blood pressure of the elderly after taking them. However, many elderly people will have health problems with heart rate and blood pressure. At this time, heart rate and heart rate are combined together.

Basic content

Antihypertensive drugs are also called antihypertensive drugs. It is a type of drug that can control blood pressure and is used to treat hypertension. Antihypertensive drugs mainly exert their antihypertensive effects by affecting the sympathetic nervous system, renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system, and endothelin system, which play an important role in the physiological regulation of blood pressure.

Western medicine for lowering blood pressure

1. Diuretic antihypertensive drugs:

(1) Thiazides: such as hydrochlorothiazide, etc.

(2) Potassium-retaining diuretics: triamterene, amiloride

(3) Aldosterone antagonists: spironolactone, etc.

(4) Loop diuretics: furosemide, etc.

2. Sympathetic nerve inhibitors

(1) Centrally acting antihypertensive drugs: such as clonidine, rilmenidine, etc.

(2) Ganglion blocking drugs: such as cinnamomifen etc.

(3) Noradrenergic nerve ending blocking drugs: such as reserpine, guanethidine, etc.

(4) Adrenergic receptor blockers: such as propranolol.

3. Renin-angiotensin system inhibitors

(1) Angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors: such as perindopril (long-acting), captopril (short-acting), etc.

(2) Angiotensin II receptor blockers: such as losartan and candesartan.

(3) Renin inhibitors: such as remdesivir, etc.

4. Calcium antagonists:

(1) Dihydropyridines: nifedipine (short-acting), amlodipine (long-acting), etc.

(2) Non-dihydropyridines: diltiazem, verapamil, etc.

5. Vasodilators: such as hydralazine and sodium nitroprusside.