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Chemical Actions and Uses > Pharmacologic Actions > Therapeutic Uses > Cardiovascular Agents > Antihypertensive Agents

Preferred term

Antihypertensive Agents  

Type

  • Topical Descriptor

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Entry terms

  • Agent, Anti-Hypertensive
  • Agent, Antihypertensive
  • Agents, Anti-Hypertensive
  • Anti Hypertensive
  • Anti-Hypertensive
  • Antihypertensive
  • Anti Hypertensive Agent
  • Anti-Hypertensive Agent
  • Antihypertensive Agent
  • Anti Hypertensive Agents
  • Anti-Hypertensive Agents
  • Anti Hypertensive Drug
  • Anti-Hypertensive Drug
  • Antihypertensive Drug
  • Anti Hypertensive Drugs
  • Anti-Hypertensive Drugs
  • Antihypertensive Drugs
  • Anti Hypertensives
  • Anti-Hypertensives
  • Antihypertensives
  • Drug, Anti-Hypertensive
  • Drug, Antihypertensive
  • Drugs, Anti-Hypertensive
  • Drugs, Antihypertensive

Note

  • not for ocular hypertension

Scope note

  • Drugs used in the treatment of acute or chronic vascular HYPERTENSION regardless of pharmacological mechanism. Among the antihypertensive agents are DIURETICS; (especially DIURETICS, THIAZIDE); ADRENERGIC BETA-ANTAGONISTS; ADRENERGIC ALPHA-ANTAGONISTS; ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME INHIBITORS; CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS; GANGLIONIC BLOCKERS; and VASODILATOR AGENTS.

In other languages

  • verenpainelääkkeet

    Finnish

  • antihypertensiivinen lääke
  • antihypertensiivinen lääkitys
  • antihypertensiiviset lääkkeet
  • hypertensiolääke
  • hypertensiolääkkeet
  • hypertonialääke
  • hypertonialääkkeet
  • verenpainelääke
  • verenpainelääkitys
  • Blodtryckssänkande medel

    Swedish

  • Antihypertensiva medel
  • Antihypertonimedel

URI

http://www.yso.fi/onto/mesh/D000959

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