If you have heart disease, high blood pressure or cholesterol, then you are likely to be on one or more medications to control these.
- Coronary artery disease (Heart Attack) medications - booklet in 5 languages
- Heart failure medications - booklet in 4 languages
- Warfarin - pamphlet in 6 languages
Coronary Artery Disease (Heart Attack) Medications
When someone has a heart attack, there are a number of medications that have been shown to improve your health and long-term survival. These medications are explained in the following 8 page booklet from Waitemata DHB, produced in August 2009.
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(Produced by Waitemata DHB and Auckland Regional Public Health Service August 2009. For review in 2011).
Heart Failure Medications
There are a number of important medications to help keep your heart pumping as well as possible when someone has heart failure. These include Betablockers, Digoxin, ACE inhibitors and Spironolactone.
The following booklet has some useful information about each of these and is available in 4 languages.
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(Produced by Waitemata DHB and Auckland Regional Public Health Service, Aug 2009)
Warfarin
Warfarin is a medication used to prevent clots forming if you have a mechanical heart valve replacement or have atrial fibrillation.
Warfarin is a very important medication as it can reduce your risk of clots causing a heart attack or stroke. However, there are some important things to know, such as what foods to avoid and you will need to have a regular blood test.
There are currently two brands of Warfarin tablets. These are NOT interchangeable (cannot be swapped without checking your INRs), so check you receive the same brand each time.
- The following pamphlet produced by Waitemata DHB contains useful information about Warfarin (2 pages).
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