PRINCIPLES OF USING MEDICATIONS IN THE TREATMENT AND PREVENTION OF NEUROLOGICAL PATHOLOGIES ACCOMPANIED BY CIRCULATORY DISORDERS

Heart failure, coronary artery disease, arrhythmias, hyperlipidemia, and arterial hypertension are all treated with cardiovascular medications. They also contain anticoagulant and antiplatelet medications, which are crucial for preventing cardiogenic embolism. The expected advantages of treatment greatly outweigh the majority of the neurologic side effects of cardiovascular medications, which are either modest or temporary. More serious neurologic issues need to be identified and treated as soon as possible. Although overtreatment of arterial hypertension can result in weariness or dizziness, it frequently responds well to dose modification or switching to a different medication. The psychological effects of cardiovascular medications are covered in this chapter. There are two interesting sides to this topic. An undesirable side effect of a cardiovascular treatment, such as depression brought on by an antihypertensive medication, can be anticipated and prevented by utilizing the right medication. When molecules act on the adrenergic transmission, these effects are more common. This feature, however, does not fully capture the psychological impacts of cardiovascular therapies. Other medication side effects, such as headaches from vasodilators or myalgia from statins, may be more problematic. Because antithrombotics are known to cause bleeding, risk/benefit ratios must be carefully calculated for each patient. Some neurologic side effects of cardiovascular medications are uncommon and only identified in solitary case reports or small case series, whereas many are well-documented in clinical trials with known incidence and severity. This chapter uses these sources to describe the negative effects that commonly used cardiovascular medications have on the brain, muscles, and nerves.