What are cardiovascular drugs?

There is a large number of cardiovascular drugs that have been shown to be effective and well tolerated.
The response of patients to cardiovascular medication is not uniform, so the doctor must establish in each case which are the most appropriate and in what doses.
The same drug can produce beneficial effects in different cardiovascular diseases. For example, beta-blockers are useful in hypertension, heart failure, angina pectoris, and cardiac arrhythmias. Therefore, patients with different heart conditions may be receiving the same drug.
The patient must know what the medication he or she is receiving is for, how to take it, what changes it will produce in his or her body, and what its most frequent adverse effects are. In this way, he or she can collaborate with the doctor in achieving the most appropriate cardiovascular medication in each case.