What are the commonly used medications for cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases?

Cardiovascular and cerebrovascular diseases are a group of diseases involving the heart and blood vessels of the brain, including coronary heart disease, hypertension, stroke, etc. The commonly used medications for treating these diseases mainly fall into the following categories:

1. Antiplatelet agents: such as enteric-coated aspirin tablets, clopidogrel bisulfate tablets, etc., which can inhibit platelet adhesion and aggregation, prevent thrombosis, and help prevent myocardial infarction and ischemic stroke.

2. Coronary artery dilators: for example, isosorbide mononitrate sustained-release tablets, metoprolol succinate sustained-release tablets, etc., the former dilates the coronary arteries, while the latter is a beta-blocker that lowers heart rate and blood pressure and protects the heart.

3. Beta-blockers: used to control heart rate and blood pressure, reducing the burden on the heart, such as metoprolol, bisoprolol amlodipine tablets, etc.

4. Antihypertensive drugs: used to control hypertension, such as benazepril hydrochloride tablets, valsartan tablets, amlodipine besylate tablets, valsartan hydrochlorothiazide tablets, etc.

It is recommended to select medications under the guidance of a physician.