Definition of Hydralazine

1. Noun. An antihypertensive drug (trade name Apresoline) that dilates blood vessels; used (often with a diuretic) to treat hypertension and congestive heart failure.


Definition of Hydralazine

1. Noun. A direct-acting smooth muscle relaxant used to treat hypertension by acting as a vasodilator primarily in arteries and arterioles. ¹

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Definition of Hydralazine

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Medical Definition of Hydralazine

1. A peripheral vasodilator used as an antihypertensive agent. Pharmacological action: antihypertensive agents, vasodilator agents. Chemical name: 1(2H)-Phthalazinone, hydrazone (12 Dec 1998)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Hydralazine

hydracid
hydracids
hydracrylic
hydracrylic acid
hydractinian
hydractinians
hydradenitis
hydradenoma
hydrae
hydraemia
hydraemic oedema
hydragog
hydragogs
hydragogue
hydragogues
hydralazine (current term)
hydralazine hydrochloride
hydralazine syndrome
hydralazines
hydralike
hydrallostane
hydram
hydramide
hydramides
hydramine
hydramines
hydramitrazine tartrate
hydramnion
hydramnios
hydrams

Literary usage of Hydralazine

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Approved Drug Products with Therapeutic Evaluations by DIANE Publishing Company (1995)
"For example, product information labeled as Reserpine, Hydrochlorothiazide and hydralazine Hydrochloride appears under the active ingredient heading ..."

2. 5th Report Of The Joint National Committee On Detection, Evaluation, And by DIANE Publishing Company (2004)
"... hydralazine Methyldopa *Can increase serum levels of cyclosporine. ... hydralazine; Minoxidil Direct vasodilators Direct vasodilators ACE inhibitors ..."

3. Diabetes in America by Ronald Aubert (1996)
"Similarly, treatment with metoprolol, hydralazine, and furosemide or thiazide reduced urinary albumin excretion and the rate of decline in renal function in ..."

4. Second Report of the Expert Panel on Detection, Evaluation, and Treatment of ...by Scott M. Grundy by Scott M. Grundy (1997)
"For example, calcium channel antagonists, angiotensin converting enzyme inhibitors, hydralazine, minoxidil, potassium- sparing diuretics, and reserpine have ..."

5. Getting Fit Your Way: A Self-paced Fitness Guide (1993)
"... Drugs with proven association A Chlorpromazine A hydralazine A Isoniazid A Methyldopa A Procainamide Drugs with possible association A Beta blockers (eg ..."

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