Adverse Cutaneous Drug Reactions to Cardiovascular Drugs

• Main Authors: Özkaya, Esen (Author), Yazganoğlu, Kurtuluş Didem (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: London : Springer London : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Subjects: Medicine.; Dermatology.; Cardiology.; Medicine & Public Health.

This book describes adverse cutaneous drug reactions as among the most frequent events in patients receiving drug therapy. Cardiovascular drugs are an important group as there are a greater number of indications for the use of new drugs and their prescription continues to increase. The exact inciden...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction (General information on different types of ACDR)
• Angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors
• Angiotensin II receptor blockers
• Alpha-2 adrenergic receptor agonists
• Alpha-adrenergic receptor blockers
• Adrenergic neuron blockers
• Class I antiarrhythmic drugs (sodium channel blockers)
• Beta adrenergic receptor blockers (class II antiarrhythmics)
• Class III antiarrhythmics
• Calcium channel blockers (class IV antiarrhythmics)
• Diuretics
• Sympathomimetics
• Vasodilatory drugs
• Lipid lowering drugs
• Platelet inhibitors
• Thrombolytics
• Anticoagulants
• Miscellaneous drugs
• Diagnostic procedure: The role of patch. .