Okay, so I'm on:
Carvedilol (Coreg) is the first beta blocker labeled in the United States specifically for the treatment of mild to moderate (NYHA class II or III) heart failure of ischemic or cardiomyopathic origin. The benefits of using carvedilol in patients with CHF have been demonstrated in both single-center 24-26 and multicenter 2,16,17,27 trials. The Australia/New Zealand Research Collaborative Group 28 studied 415 patients with stable heart failure of ischemic origin and found that treatment with carvedilol improved left ventricular function and decreased the risk of the combined end points of death or hospitalization over a 19-month period.
And tomorrow morning am scheduled for the BJ of my life as they go in and whack away whatever has been blocking the tubes to the pump.
There's other stuff I'll be taking as well but I'm too frickin tired to go look in the Bag O' Medicines right now. All in all, the procedure is yet another experience, and how cool is that.
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