Vasodilators may be used to relax the blood vessels and decrease the workload on the heart. This medication is sometimes used when a person cannot take an ACE inhibitor.
- Hydralazine (Apresoline)
- Isosorbide dinitrate (Isordil, Sorbitrate)
- Nitroglycerin (Nitrodur, Transderm)
- Isosorbide mononitrate (Imdur)
- Hydralazine/isosorbide dinitrte (Bidil)