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WHAT IS A CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKER ANYWAY?

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WHAT IS A CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKER ANYWAY?

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WE’RE ALL THROWING THIS TERM AROUND. DR. COVE: A CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKER IS A MEDICATION THAT WILL SLOW THE HEART RATE, LOWER THE BLOOD PRESSURE. COMMONLY USED IN HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE, COMMONLY USED IN PEOPLE WHO HAVE CERTAIN TACHYCARDIAS. DR. SALGO: ALL RIGHT, I’LL TELL YOU WHAT THEY DID. THEY GAVE HER SOME CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKER AND IN FACT, THEY SKATED ON THIS ONE, AND HER BLOOD PRESSURE STAYED OK. HER HEART RATE CAME DOWN, NOW WITH THE HEART RATE HERE THAT I’M LOOKING AT IT, ABOUT 100. THEY LOOKED AT HER CARDIOGRAM AGAIN AND THIS TIME THEY SAID THAT MARY IS HAVING A HEART ATTACK. WHAT DO YOU DO NOW? WHAT IS A HEART ATTACK ANYWAY, ART? DR. MOSS: WELL A HEART ATTACK IS DUE TO COMPROMISE OF THE CIRCULATION TO THE HEART MUSCLE, WHAT WE CALL THE CORONARY ARTERIES. USUALLY IT’S A RUPTURE OF A PLAQUE THAT OCCLUDES A VESSEL. DR. SALGO: WHAT’S A PLAQUE? DR. MOSS: A PLAQUE IS THE LINING, THE ARTHLEROSCLEROSIS, THE BUILDUP OF CHOLESTEROL ON THE INNER LINING OF THE CORONARY ARTERY. DR. SALGO:

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