Strengthening the heart in old age: exercises, vitamins and folk remedies

What pills help with heart pain

June 28, 2021
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Content

• What kind of heart pills are there?
• Causes of heart pain
• Symptoms of a heart attack
• Top 5 best pills for heart pain
• Validol
• Nitroglycerine
• Corvalol
• Novo-Passit
• Cardiket

It is important to remember the main thing: if there is pain in the heart area, this symptom should never be ignored and you need to see a doctor as soon as possible to get examined. Only a doctor, having found out the cause of heart pain, can prescribe the necessary treatment. In addition, your home medicine cabinet should contain medications for heart pain that can, if necessary, relieve discomfort.

Pain in the heart is not a disease in itself, but only a symptom that indicates a number of problems: from dangerous conditions when the heart muscle is affected, to diseases of organs that are in close proximity to the heart (lungs, bronchi, pleura, stomach, lymph nodes, ligaments, muscles, bones). But in any case, enduring chest pain and ignoring it is very dangerous. You definitely need to find out the reason!

Death as a side effect

Today, Alexander Pochinok, who was only 56 years old, suddenly died in Moscow. According to Alexey Venediktov, editor-in-chief of the Ekho Moskvy radio station, death was caused by cardiac arrest. It is not known what caused the cardiac arrest, but in connection with this sad news we would like to tell you that some medications can also cause sudden cardiac arrest.

According to experts, cases where sudden cardiac arrest is caused by taking medications are not so few and amount to approximately 2%. Moreover, these are basically pills that are prescribed by doctors in order to normalize cardiac activity.

What kind of heart pills are there?

The most important rule: pills for heart pain should be prescribed exclusively by a doctor who knows your diagnosis. It happens that you have to take several medications with different active ingredients. All pills for heart pain are divided into several groups.

1. Nitrates.
   Such drugs help if the heart hurts due to angina pectoris; they are prescribed to people who have had a heart attack. Nitrates dilate blood vessels and reduce blood pressure, therefore they are prohibited for hypotensive patients when there is a suspicion of cardiac tamponade, collapse and shock.
2. Peripheral vasodilators.
   These heart medications improve blood circulation by dilating blood vessels. Prescribed to slow the development of chronic heart failure. Contraindications: childhood and tendency to edema.
3. Sedatives and reflex agents.
   Such medications are prescribed if pain in the heart has a stressful cause, caused by cardioneurosis, VSD. Such drugs for heart pain should not be taken by children, hypotensive patients and people with cerebral circulation problems.
4. Beta blockers.
   These remedies for heart pain are indicated for people with hypertension. The dosage of beta blockers is determined strictly by the doctor and they are taken over a long course. Contraindications: shock and slow pulse.
5. Calcium channel inhibitors.
   Similar heart medications are prescribed to people recovering from a heart attack, as well as for ischemia and arrhythmias.
   For AV blockade, calcium channel inhibitors are prohibited. Read also: Popular drugs for lowering cholesterol Top 5 drugs for lowering cholesterol levels in the blood.

Diagnostics

The examination of the patient begins with a standard examination by a cardiologist. The doctor conducts auscultation of the heart to identify signs of organic pathology - rough noises, deafness, splitting or accentuation of tones. Since it is quite difficult to find out the cause of tingling during a clinical examination, laboratory and instrumental diagnostic methods are used:

• Electrocardiography.
  Based on the results of the study, the doctor accurately determines the presence of arrhythmia and its type. Violation of repolarization and a decrease in the voltage of the teeth indicates myocarditis or coronary myocardial diseases. If there are difficulties in diagnosis, daily ECG monitoring is recommended.
• Ultrasound of the heart.
  Echocardiography is effective in identifying organic cardiac pathology that causes tingling in the heart. According to echocardiography, the thickness and uniformity of contraction of the heart wall, ejection fraction, and the condition of the pericardial cavity are assessed. Blood flow is measured using Doppler ultrasound.
• Radiography.
  A standard chest x-ray is necessary for a preliminary assessment of the size and shape of the heart and visualization of the contours of the great vessels. For a more detailed study of anatomical structures, an MRI is performed.
• Blood tests.
  Inflammatory damage to heart tissue is manifested by leukocytosis and increased ESR in the hemogram. An increase in acute phase proteins is characteristic. In coronary diseases, an increase in the levels of total cholesterol and LDL fraction is typical. If necessary, myocardial markers are measured.

If cardiac neurosis or peripheral nerve damage is suspected, the patient is referred to a neurologist. In addition to assessing the neurological status, the specialist may prescribe EEG, electroneuromyography, CT and MRI. For psychogenic neuroses, a psychiatrist should participate in the diagnostic search. Signs of articular pathology are an indication for consultation with a rheumatologist.

Causes of heart pain

Without an examination, it is impossible to determine the exact cause of heart pain. Moreover, pain on the left side of the chest does not always mean problems with the heart - these can be organs located next to the heart, and even far from it (abdominal organs).

Potential causes of heart pain include conditions that require urgent hospitalization and problems that can be treated at home (after examination and diagnosis, of course).

The most common causes of cardiac and extracardiac pain:

• acute diseases of the heart or blood vessels;
• angina pectoris (stable or unstable), when the heart hurts at rest or during exercise;
• acid reflux (reflux of acid from the stomach into the esophagus), heartburn, GERD;
• muscle damage or strain, bone diseases (sternum, ribs, vertebrae);
• osteochondrosis;
• diseases of the respiratory system.

The most serious condition for heart pain is, of course, a heart attack. In addition to excruciating pain in the heart, a person experiences shortness of breath, severe weakness, a feeling of fear, and cold sweat. If you have heart pain, you do not need to use home remedies for pain (especially if you did not have such heart pain before or it has become more severe, with new symptoms). Consult your doctor for an accurate diagnosis.

Effect of ecstasy tablets

The drug ecstasy is most common in the form of multi-colored tablets with embossed designs . Like other drugs in the amphetamine group, MDMA has a psychostimulant effect. Unlike amphetamine, ecstasy tablets activate the release of serotonin, the hormone of pleasure, and oxytocin, the hormone of attachment and satisfaction. A deficiency of the former in the body causes depression and irritability, while an excess causes a feeling of boundless happiness and love.

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Symptoms of a heart attack

You should call an ambulance for the following symptoms of myocardial infarction:

• pain in the heart radiates to the jaw, neck, arm;
• shortness of breath appeared;
• nausea began;
• clouding of consciousness;
• my skin was covered in cold sweat.

By the way, women experience severe chest pain during a heart attack less often than men. Usually they have a feeling of tightness in the chest, tightness, nagging pain.

The heart may also hurt due to angina. What is angina? This is acute pain in the heart due to narrowing or blockage of the coronary arteries. This condition also requires urgent medical attention.

Validol

This remedy for heart pain can be bought without a prescription; Validol is available in the form of tablets and capsules. This is perhaps the drug that you think of first when you feel pain in your heart. The active substance of heart tablets is a solution of levomenthol in menthyl isovalerate. “Validol” is prescribed for heart pain against the background of panic attacks, when a person has shortness of breath, malaise, sweating, a feeling of fear, panic, etc. Validol is taken for the heart when the pain does not depend on physical activity, it is always of varying intensity and does not has a clear localization. In parallel with such pain in the heart, there may be headaches, tingling in the chest, and tachycardia. Usually, with such heart pain, a person’s blood pressure does not change, and his general condition is normal. "Validol" is placed under the tongue, without drinking water, and slowly dissolves.

“Validol” for the heart reduces vascular spasms due to stress, relieves pain in the heart due to fatigue and VSD, it can be taken after alcohol or drug intoxication. Validol is also prescribed for vascular spasms during hormonal fluctuations in women (menopause).

"Validol" has almost no contraindications, gently dilates blood vessels and calms the nervous system. This drug is prescribed with caution during pregnancy, breastfeeding and diabetics. Due to the sedative effect, Validol should not be taken by drivers.

Validol

Pharmstandard-Leksredstva OJSC, Russia

Cardialgia;
Angina; Motion sickness syndrome (nausea, vomiting due to seasickness and air sickness); Hysteria; Neurosis; Headache while taking nitrates. from 8

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(synonyms: Motilium, Motilak, Motinorm, Domet, Motonium, Omez D)

Gastroenterological drug Domperidon, which is prescribed to treat heartburn.

The US Federal Drug Administration has warned health care workers and breastfeeding women about the dangers of using domperidone (Motilium).

to stimulate lactation.
Despite the fact that domperidone is usually used for gastric dysfunction, in some cases it is prescribed to enhance lactation. The use of domperidone is considered to be risky for the child. In addition, intravenous use of domperidone has been documented to be associated with cases of arrhythmias, heart attacks, and even cases of sudden death have been reported.

Information source: medscape.com/viewarticle/480711?src=mp Domperidone Causes Serious Health Risks in Lactating Women

Nitroglycerine

Nitroglycerin comes in the form of tablets, sublingual capsules, injection solution and spray. You can buy a remedy for heart pain without a prescription. “Nitroglycerin” belongs to the class of nitrates, peripheral vasodilators (vasodilators). Nitroglycerin has long been a proven drug for angina pectoris (attacks of chest pain).

The active substance nitroglycerin relieves spasm in the coronary arteries, quickly expanding the walls of blood vessels; improves nutrition of the heart muscle, stimulating blood flow to it; relieves heart pain associated with spasm.

“Nitroglycerin” acts instantly as soon as it enters the blood, and the effect lasts for a long time. To ensure that nitroglycerin is quickly absorbed into the blood, it is placed under the tongue. And after 3-5 minutes the drug for heart pain begins to act. If the first tablet does not help, take a second one.

IMPORTANT!
You should not take more than three Nitroglycerin tablets in a row with an interval of 5-10 minutes.
If the pain in the heart continues, urgently call an ambulance - thrombosis and heart attack may develop. Nitroglycerin is not prescribed for a heart attack with a strong decrease in pressure, for shock, hypotension, pulmonary edema, glaucoma, high intracranial pressure, or allergies to nitrates. Side effects include dizziness, nausea, rash.

Nitroglycerine

Medisorb, Russia

For sublingual and buccal use: relief and prevention of angina attacks;
as an emergency medicine for acute myocardial infarction and acute left ventricular failure at the prehospital stage. For oral administration: relief and prevention of angina attacks, rehabilitation treatment after myocardial infarction. For intravenous administration: acute myocardial infarction, incl. complicated by acute left ventricular failure; unstable angina; pulmonary edema. For cutaneous use: prevention of angina attacks. from 11

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How to support your heart in old age with eggs

From 1982 to 2014, scientists conducted studies in which 210 thousand people took part. According to the results, the risk of suffering a stroke decreased by 12% for some respondents just by eating one egg a day. Those who did not use this product showed no positive changes.

In addition, it has been noted that eggs can reduce the risk of coronary heart disease by 3-10%, including in older people. The reason for this is the presence of antioxidants and protein, which help the body fight oxygen pressure in cells and inflammation.

According to the results of the study, eggs in the diet had a positive effect mainly in relation to men (as measured by stroke risk). Conversely, they help women in the prevention and treatment of coronary heart disease.

In folk medicine, a remedy made from eggs is used to treat weak blood vessels. Recipe: boil 5 eggs, separate the yolks, mash them with a fork and pour in 200 ml of olive oil, then put the product in the refrigerator. It is recommended to eat 1 tsp. every day for a week. Then a 6-day break and a repeat course.

Corvalol

Corvalol for the heart is available in drops and tablets and is sold without a prescription. The active ingredients of the drug for the heart are ethyl bromizovalerianate, phenobarbital and peppermint oil. Corvalol is prescribed for heaviness in the chest, pain in the heart of a pressing, stabbing, cutting nature. 20 drops of Corvalol are diluted in a small amount of water and drunk or placed under the tongue.

IMPORTANT!
Call an ambulance if the pain in your heart after taking Corvalol does not go away within 15-20 minutes.
A doctor may prescribe Corvalol for the heart for neuroses, depression and stress, against the background of VSD, with excessive emotional stress and fatigue, with weather sensitivity and in the off-season.

Corvalol calms the nervous system, dilates blood vessels, has a mild anti-stress effect and normalizes sleep. At the same time, heart pills are prohibited for those who drive a car or are involved in activities that require increased attention. You cannot combine Corvalol with alcoholic beverages. Prohibited for children under 18 years of age, pregnant and lactating women, people with serious liver and kidney diseases. Side effects include: tinnitus, dizziness, decreased blood pressure. If you take the drug for a long time, withdrawal syndrome is possible.

Corvalol

Usolye-Sibirsky Chemical Plant, Russia

Corvalol is a sedative and antispasmodic drug, the effect of which is determined by the components included in its composition.
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(Erythromycin, Azithromycin, Clarithromycin, etc.).

It has been found that taking antibiotics such as erythromycin and azithromycin may increase the risk of death from extraterrestrial cardiac arrest.
Patients with diabetes and various heart diseases are at risk. Wayne A. Ray

professor at Vanderbilt University, Nashville, Tennessee, USA, analyzed drug therapy for 3546 thousand people, of whom 347 thousand took
azithromycin
, 1391 thousand did not take any antibiotics, and 1808 thousand received one of three antibiotics for choice (amoxicillin, ciprofloxacin or levofloxacin).
As a result of these studies, it was found that taking azithromycin, which belongs to the group of macrolides, can significantly increase the risk of death from extraterrestrial cardiac arrest.
Azithromycin

(9-deoxo-9a-aza-9a-methyl-9a-homoerythromycin A dihydrate) is today used to treat bacterial infections of the upper and lower respiratory tract, ENT organs, skin, infectious and inflammatory diseases of the pelvic organs, as well as gastric ulcer associated with Helicobacter pylori.

In the United States, this drug is very popular - in 2011 alone, 55.3 million prescriptions were written, totaling about $464.6 million. This is due to the fact that a course of antibiotic therapy with its help takes only five days, while the closest analogues (in terms of cost and relevance for therapeutic effects) take ten days.

The American researcher noted that patients with diabetes mellitus, as well as with various heart diseases (heart failure, angina pectoris, a history of heart surgery), are primarily at risk. In such people, azithromycin can cause abnormal contractions of the heart muscle. And the older the patient, the greater the danger he is exposed to.

According to the Russian register of medicines, azithromycin is sold on the pharmacological market under such names as Azivok, Azimicin, Azitral, Azitrox, AzitRus, Azicide, Zetamax, ZI-Factor, Zitnob, Zitrolide, Zitrocin, Sumazid, Sumaklid, Sumamed, Sumametcin, Sumamox, Sumatrolide Solutab, Tremak-Sanovel, Hemomitsin and Ecomed.

Trade names of drugs with active ingredients (next to the value of the Wyshkowski Index®)

Azivok 0.046 Azimicin 0.0405 Azitral 0.0956 Azitrox® 0.4207 Azithromycin 1.9853 Azithromycin Zentiva 0.0212 Azithromycin Forte 0.0405 Azithromycin Forte-OBL 0.0172 Azithromycin-OBL 0.0233 Azithromycin-AKOS 0 .0197 Azithromycin- McLeodz 0.0101 Azithromycin dihydrate 0.0162 AzitRus® 0.0238 AzitRus® forte 0.0212 Azicide 0.0197 Vero-Azithromycin 0.0152 Zetamax retard 0.0147 ZI-Factor™ 0.1649 Zitnob® 0.0051 Zithroles d® 0 .2053 Zitrolide® forte 0.1163 Zitrocin 0.0101 Sumazid® 0.0091 Sumaklid 0.0066 Sumamed® 5.8876 Sumamed® forte 0.4081 Sumametcin 0.004 Sumamecin forte 0.003 Sumamox 0.0283 Sumatrolide solutab 0.0399 Sumatrolide Solution Tablets Tremak -Sanovel 0.0066 Hemomycin 0.4607 Ecomed® 0.0652

An increased risk of death from extraterrestrial cardiac arrest has previously been confirmed for antibiotics such as erythromycin and clarithromycin.

A recent study by Scottish researchers found that the popular antibiotic clarithromycin increases the risk of heart problems in patients with lung disease.

Clarithromycin is usually used to treat lower respiratory tract infections, such as pneumonia or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) in the acute stage. Previous studies have shown that the use of the drug clarithromycin increases the likelihood of developing heart failure, cardiac arrhythmias, and sudden cardiac arrest.

In a new study, specialists from the University of Dundee analyzed data from more than 1,600 patients with pneumonia and 1,300 patients with exacerbation of COPD. They found that 26% of COPD patients taking clarithromycin had at least one cardiovascular event over the next year, compared with 18% of similarly diagnosed patients not taking the drug. In the group of patients with pneumonia, these indicators were correlated as 12:7.

A report on the findings, published in the BMJ (British Medical Journal), also states that the risk of developing heart pathologies in patients with pneumonia and COPD is proportional to the duration of taking the drug. In addition, even after its cancellation, this risk remains quite high.

It should be noted that other antimicrobial drugs in the treatment of pneumonia and COPD did not have such side effects. Source

Trade names of drugs with the active substance Clarithromycin

Arvicin 0.0116 Arvicin retard 0.0101 Binoclair® 0.0152 Zimbactar 0.0091 Kispar® 0.0091 Klabax® 0.1542 Klabax® OD 0.1406 Claribact 0.0268 Clarithromycin 0.4349 Clarithromycin Zentiva 0.0314 Clarithromycin P phaser 0 .0086 Clarithromycin retard -OBL 0.0061 Clarithromycin-OBL 0.0101 Clarithromycin-Verte 0.0116 Clarithromycin-Protekh 0.0086 Clarithromycin-Teva 0.0561 Clarithrosin® 0.0298 Claricin 0.048 Claricite 0.0056 Klasine 0.0 03 Klacid® 1, 4048 Klacid® SR 0.3767 Clerimed 0.0056 Coater 0.003 Crixan 0.0035 Seydon-Sanovel 0.003 CP-Klaren 0.0035 Fromilid® 0.2458 Fromilid® Uno 0.6412 Ecositrin® 0.0865

Novo-Passit

This heart pain remedy is sold in tablet and syrup form and does not require a prescription. "Novo-passit" is a sedative herbal preparation with complex action. Novo-Passit is prescribed for pain in the heart due to anxiety, fatigue, depression, and weather dependence.

These heart pills are prescribed for stress, heart pain due to VSD, anxiety and fatigue, cardialgia during menopause, as well as in the complex treatment of patients with heart pathologies.

It is not advisable to take the drug if you drive a car; Novo-Passit should not be combined with alcohol. If you are taking this remedy for heart pain, avoid exposure to the sun or tanning beds. Novo-Passit is prescribed with caution for diabetes.

Contraindications include: epilepsy, gastrointestinal diseases, alcoholism, traumatic brain injuries, pregnancy and breastfeeding, children under 12 years of age.

Novo-Passit

Teva Pharmaceutical Industries, Germany

Novo-passit is a combination drug, the pharmacological activity of which is due to its constituent components of an extract based on medicinal plant raw materials with a predominantly sedative (calming) effect and guaifenesin, which has an anxiolytic (anti-anxiety) effect.
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Propranolol (Anaprilin, Obzidan, Inderal...)

It has been established that such a popular medicine as Propranolol
can sharply worsen the patient’s condition when taken even in a therapeutic dose
.
This usually happens if the doctor focuses only on arrhythmia and other individual symptoms and does not treat the underlying disease. The result of this error is cardiac arrest and, as a consequence, death. Propranolol
is an international generic name; this substance is better known in our country under the trade names
Anaprilin, Obzidan, Inderal.
Propranol is produced

by different manufacturers and under other trade names.

Trade names of drugs with the active ingredient Propranolol: Anaprilin

1.2273 Anaprilin injection solution 0.25% 0.0496 Anaprilin tablets 0.0693 Vero-Anaprilin 0.0106
Inderal
0.0526 Inderal LA 0.0066
Obzidan®
0.1709 Propranobene 0.0035 Propranolol 0.134 Propranolol Nycomed 0.0 137 Propranolol hydrochloride 0.0197

Below we present packaging from only the most popular manufacturers.

Cardiket

"Kardiket" is a long-acting heart medicine. Dispensed with a doctor's prescription. The active substance of the drug is isosorbide dinitrate. “Cardiket” is from the group of nitrates that quickly dilate blood vessels. After administration, it begins to act within 15-20 minutes. This heart remedy lowers blood pressure (usually lower) and dilates blood vessels that have been spasming.

"Kardiket" is prescribed as a prevention of heart attacks and angina pectoris, to relieve pressing pain in the heart, and in complex therapy of heart failure.

"Cardiket" is NOT suitable as an "emergency aid" during an attack of angina. Contraindications include: hypotension, glaucoma, recent traumatic brain injury, cardiogenic shock. Side effects include: decreased blood pressure, dizziness, headache, dry mouth. If you take Cardiket for a long time, withdrawal syndrome is possible, so reduce the dosage of the drug for the heart little by little.

Treatment

Help before diagnosis

Tingling in the heart is usually provoked by psycho-emotional factors, so it is advisable to use light herbal sedatives. To get rid of signs of neurosis, it is necessary to normalize your daily routine and diet, increase physical activity and time spent in the fresh air. If a person is diagnosed with coronary artery disease, to eliminate the stabbing pain, you need to take fast-acting vasodilators prescribed by your doctor.

Conservative therapy

Tingling rarely reaches such intensity that there is a threat of painful shock and emergency measures are required. The main thing in treatment is the elimination of the etiological factor. After successful treatment of the existing disease, the tingling in the heart disappears. The drug treatment regimen is selected individually according to the type of pathological process. The following drugs are used:

• Sedatives
  . Medicines that act on the central nervous system are effective for cardioneuroses. They quickly stabilize the psycho-emotional background and eliminate increased anxiety. To eliminate neurotic disorders, their long-term use is required.
• Muscle relaxants
  . The drugs are widely recommended to combat pain caused by neuralgia and osteochondrosis. They affect peripheral nerve endings and reduce painful muscle tension.
• Antiarrhythmic medications
  . To normalize heart rhythm, cardiologists use 4 classes of medications. Medicines are selected taking into account the nature and severity of the arrhythmia, the presence of concomitant diseases of the cardiovascular system.
• Anti-inflammatory drugs
  . Medicines from the group of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs are indicated for myocarditis and other infectious processes, joint diseases. If therapy is insufficiently effective, glucocorticoids are prescribed.

For the targeted action of medications for neuralgia and joint damage, the electrophoresis technique is effective. To reduce tingling and pain of neurological origin, physiotherapeutic treatment is carried out - laser therapy, UHF, magnetic therapy. For neuroses, individual and group sessions with a psychotherapist are required.