Synonyms in a broader sense
Perfusion disorder
How circulatory disorders are treated
In the therapy of circulatory disorders, a decision must be made between acute initial measures and long-term therapy. If an acute vascular occlusion is present, quick action is required: As soon as it is suspected, a doctor should be called, as this is a medical emergency. If a limb is affected, it is best to cushion it and store it deep to promote blood circulation.
Further treatment is best carried out in a clinic, where both non-drug procedures (e.g. a bypass operation after a heart attack) and various drugs such as naftidrofuryl are available. Pain-relieving and blood-thinning medications, such as heparin, also play an important role here. If the patient’s general condition is correspondingly poor, he is also supplied with oxygen and fluid by an infusion.
These drugs can help
In the treatment of circulatory disorders, modern medicine today has a wide range of drugs at its disposal that pursue different approaches to correct or at least improve the circulatory disorder. On the one hand, there are drugs that influence the flow properties of the blood (anticoagulants). Colloquially, one speaks of making the blood “thinner”.
Well-known representatives of this group of drugs include ASS100, Clexane and Marcumar. What they all have in common is that they delay blood clotting and thus prevent the formation of blood clots. Other medications ensure better patency of the blood vessels.
They increase the diameter of the blood vessels so that the blood has more room to flow. A well-known representative of this group is, for example, the “Nitro-Spray”, which is prescribed to many patients with circulatory disorders of the heart. A last known group of drugs only indirectly deals with circulatory disorders.
They are primarily directed against cholesterol deposits in the blood vessels, i.e. against artherosclerosis. Representatives of this group such as simvastatin reduce the cholesterol intake from food and thus also the cholesterol deposition in the blood vessels, which in turn results in a larger vessel diameter available to the blood. Are you more interested in this topic?
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