See what members are saying about heart disease treatments, the side effects to expect, and the drug basics.
All treatment information is medically reviewed · November 13, 2026
Isordil (isosorbide dinitrate) is a prescription medication approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to prevent angina (chest pain) caused by coronary artery disease.
Nexletol (bempedoic acid) is a prescription medication approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to lower the risk of major heart and blood vessel problems in adults at increased risk who cannot take recommended statin treatment, including those who are not taking a statin.
Betapace AF (sotalol hydrochloride) is a prescription medication approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to help maintain a normal heart rhythm in people with atrial fibrillation (AFib) or atrial flutter who have significant symptoms and are already in a normal heart rhythm.
Baxfendy (baxdrostat) is a prescription medication approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for treating hypertension (high blood pressure) in adults whose blood pressure is not well controlled with other medicines.
Pacerone (amiodarone) is a prescription medication approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat adults with certain life-threatening heart rhythm problems.
Sotylize (sotalol hydrochloride) is a prescription medication approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat certain serious heart rhythm problems.
Myqorzo (aficamten) is a prescription medication approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat adults with symptomatic obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (oHCM), a heart condition that makes it harder for blood to flow out of the heart.
Widaplik (telmisartan, amlodipine, and indapamide) is a prescription medication approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat hypertension (high blood pressure) in adults.
Savaysa (edoxaban) is a prescription medication approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to reduce the risk of stroke and blood clots that travel to other parts of the body in people with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF), a type of irregular heartbeat.
Farxiga (dapagliflozin) is a prescription medication approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to help lower the risk of death from heart-related causes, hospital stays for heart failure, and urgent medical visits for heart failure in adults.
Jardiance (empagliflozin) is a prescription medication approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to reduce the risk of cardiovascular death and hospitalization for heart failure in adults with heart failure.
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Coreg is approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of heart disease, specifically for managing mild to severe chronic heart failure and left ventricular dysfunction following a…
Inspra (eplerenone) is a prescription medication approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to help adults with certain types of heart failure live longer after a heart attack.
Camzyos (mavacamten) is a prescription medication approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat adults and children weighing at least 30 kilograms who have symptoms of obstructive hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM).
Nexlizet (bempedoic acid and ezetimibe) is a prescription medication approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for use with diet and exercise to lower low-density lipoprotein (LDL) cholesterol in adults with high cholesterol, including inherited high cholesterol.
Multaq (dronedarone) is a prescription medication approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to lower the chance of being hospitalized for atrial fibrillation (AF) in people who now have a normal heart rhythm but have had certain types of AF before.
Repatha (evolocumab) is a prescription medication approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to lower the risk of major heart and blood vessel problems in adults who are at increased risk for these events.
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Brilinta is a prescription drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to reduce the risk of stroke, myocardial infarction (MI or heart attack), or cardiovascular death in people who have acute…
Entresto (sacubitril and valsartan) and Entresto Sprinkle are prescription medications approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to reduce the risk of heart-related death and hospital stays in adults with chronic heart failure. They also treat certain children ages 1 and older with heart failure that affects the heart’s pumping ability.
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Micardis is a prescription drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat hypertension and reduce cardiovascular risk in people unable to take angiotensin-converting enzyme (ACE) inhibitors…
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Edarbi is a prescription drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat hypertension. Edarbi is also known by its drug name, Azilsartan
Edarbi is an angiotensin II receptor blocker (ARB).…
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Diuril is a prescription drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to manage hypertension. Diuril is also indicated to be used along with other medications to treat edema associated with congestive…
Atacand (candesartan cilexetil) is a prescription medication approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat certain adults with heart failure, a condition in which the heart cannot pump blood as well as it should.
Benicar (olmesartan medoxomil) is a prescription medication approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat hypertension (high blood pressure) in adults and children ages 6 years and older.
Amiloride hydrochloride is a prescription medication approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) with certain other diuretics (water pills) to help prevent or treat low potassium levels in people with congestive heart failure.
Avapro (irbesartan) is a prescription medication approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat hypertension (high blood pressure).
Bumex (bumetanide) is a prescription medication approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat edema (fluid buildup) caused by congestive heart failure in adults.
Betapace (sotalol hydrochloride) is a prescription medication approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat documented, life-threatening heart rhythm problems that start in the lower chambers of the heart (ventricular arrhythmias).
Cozaar (losartan potassium) is a prescription medication approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to reduce the risk of stroke in people with high blood pressure and left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH).
Diovan (valsartan) is a prescription medication approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to reduce the risk of hospitalization in adults with heart failure.
Dyrenium (triamterene) is a prescription medication approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat edema, or swelling caused by fluid buildup, associated with congestive heart failure.
Hydrochlorothiazide is a prescription medication approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to help treat edema (fluid buildup) associated with congestive heart failure in adults.
Indapamide is a prescription medication approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat salt and fluid retention in adults with congestive heart failure.
Nitrostat (nitroglycerin) is a prescription medication approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to relieve chest pain caused by coronary artery disease. It may also be taken before activities that could trigger an angina attack.
NitroMist (nitroglycerin) is a prescription medication approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to relieve chest pain caused by coronary artery disease. It may also be taken before activities that could trigger an angina attack.
Nitrolingual Pumpspray (nitroglycerin) is a prescription medication approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to relieve chest pain caused by coronary artery disease. It may also be taken before activities that could trigger an angina attack.
Nitroglycerin is a prescription medication approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to relieve or prevent chest pain caused by coronary artery disease and to treat certain heart-related conditions in a hospital.
Nitro-Dur (nitroglycerin) is a prescription medication approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to prevent chest pain called angina in people with coronary artery disease.
Lanoxin (digoxin) is a prescription medication approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat mild to moderate heart failure in adults and improve heart contractions in children with heart failure.
Verelan (verapamil) is a prescription medication approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat adults with high blood pressure.
Toprol-XL (metoprolol succinate) is a prescription medication approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat angina and heart failure in adults and high blood pressure in adults and children ages 6 and older.
Tiazac (diltiazem) is a prescription medication approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat adults with chronic stable angina, a type of ongoing chest pain.
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Tenormin is a prescription drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat hypertension, angina, and acute myocardial infarction. Tenormin is also known by its drug name, Atenolol
Tenormin is…
Procardia (nifedipine) is a prescription medication approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat adults with certain types of angina, which is chest pain caused by reduced blood flow to the heart.
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Pradaxa is a prescription drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat, prevent, and reduce the risk of thromboembolitic events. Pradaxa is also referred to by its drug name, Dabigatran…
Norvasc (amlodipine) is a prescription medication approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to hypertension (treat high blood pressure) in adults and children ages 6 to 17, as well as certain conditions related to coronary artery disease in adults.
Plavix (clopidogrel) is a prescription medication approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to lower the risk of heart attack and stroke in adults with acute coronary syndrome (ACS). ACS includes certain types of heart attacks and serious chest pain caused by reduced blood flow to the heart.
Vasotec (enalapril) is a prescription medication approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat adults with symptomatic congestive heart failure. It is also used in certain people with a weakened heart who do not have symptoms.
Xarelto (rivaroxaban) is a prescription medication approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to lower the risk of stroke and certain blood clot-related problems in adults with atrial fibrillation, coronary artery disease, or peripheral artery disease. It also helps prevent blood clots in children with certain heart conditions after the Fontan procedure.
Zestril (lisinopril) is a prescription medication approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat systolic heart failure (a type of heart failure) and reduce the risk of death after a heart attack in certain people.
Zocor (simvastatin) is a prescription medication approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to lower the risk of death, heart attacks, strokes, and certain procedures to improve blood flow in adults with heart disease, blood vessel disease, and/or diabetes who are at high risk of heart disease events.
Lopressor (metoprolol) is a prescription medication approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat several heart conditions, depending on the dosage form.
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Livalo is a prescription drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to reduce cholesterol. Livalo is an adjunctive therapy to a low-fat diet. Livalo is also known by its drug name, Pitavastatin…
Lipitor (atorvastatin) is a prescription medication approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to lower the risk of heart attacks, strokes, and certain other heart-related problems in adults with heart disease or specific risk factors for heart disease.
Lotensin (benazepril) is a prescription medication approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat hypertension (high blood pressure) in adults and children ages 6 and older.
InnoPran XL (propranolol) is a prescription medication approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat high blood pressure in adults.
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Eliquis is a prescription drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat, prevent, and reduce the risk of thromboembolic events. Eliquis is also referred to by its drug name, Apixaban
Eliquis…
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Effient is a prescription drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to reduce the risk of thromboembolic events. Effient is also referred to by its drug name, Prasugrel
Effient is an…
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Aldactone is a prescription drug approved by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat hypertension, heart failure, edema, and other conditions. Aldactone is also referred to by its drug name…
Altace (ramipril) is a prescription medication approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to lower the risk of heart attack, stroke, or death from heart-related causes in certain high-risk adults ages 55 and older.
Cardizem (diltiazem) is a prescription medication approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat chronic stable angina and angina caused by coronary artery spasms. Both conditions can cause chest pain when the heart does not get enough oxygen-rich blood.
Crestor (rosuvastatin) is a prescription medication approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to lower the risk of serious heart and blood vessel problems in adults at increased risk.
Heparin is a prescription medication approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to prevent and treat blood clots in veins, lungs, and arteries, including clot-related complications of atrial fibrillation (AFib). Certain heparin products are also approved to prevent clotting during heart surgery and other medical procedures.
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