Hypertension Drugs 101 - Coversyl Review

Coversyl is one of the most common prescribed medications for high blood pressure. More often, two or more drugs are needed for better results. It is called drug-combinations, and is often prescribed by the physician to treat moderate to severe cases of high blood pressure.

ACE (Angiotensin Converting Enzyme) Inhibitors such as Coversyl can prevent the formation of angiotensin II hormone which is responsible for the narrowing of the blood vessels. ACE inhibitors medications can cause the blood vessels to relax thus dilating its core and the blood pressure levels then go down.

Angiotensin II antagonist medications can shield the blood vessels against angiotensin II. This may result into wider core of blood vessels as well as the blood pressure levels go down.

Beta-blockers help reduce the impulses of the nerve to the blood vessels and to the heart, thus making the heart beating slowly and with lesser force than before. This will make the blood pressure levels drop and the heart will work less.

Diuretics are also called "water pills", because these drugs prevent water retention. Diuretics work in the kidneys and flushing out the excess sodium and water in the body to be excreted.

Calcium channel blockers will prevent the calcium from entering into the muscle cells of the blood vessels and the heart. This will cause the blood vessels to relax.

Alpha-blockers medications help reduce the impulses of nerves to the blood vessels, which then allows the blood to pass easier thus causing the blood pressure levels to go down.

Alpha-beta blockers medications works the identical as the alpha-blockers do. Furthermore, alpha-beta blockers can slow the heartbeat just like beta-blockers also do. Just like a combination of the two medicines. It is going to result into lesser blood pumped in towards the blood vessels and also the blood pressure levels will at some point go down.

Vasodilator medications directly dilate or 'open' the blood vessels by relaxing the vessel walls. It will cause blood pressure to go down.