Vasoprotective

A Vasoprotective is a medication which acts to alleviate certain conditions of the blood vessels. For example, the World Health Organization used the term to describe agents used in the treatment of hemorrhoids and varicose veins.^[1]

Hormones such as estrogen can have a vasoprotective effect.^[2]

Another vasoprotective is valsartan.^[3] More specifically, arterial vasoprotectors are called angioprotectors.

References

↑ "ATC/DDD Index".
↑ Wassmann K, Wassmann S, Nickenig G (November 2005). "Progesterone antagonizes the vasoprotective effect of estrogen on antioxidant enzyme expression and function". Circ. Res. 97 (10): 1046–54. doi:10.1161/01.RES.0000188212.57180.55. PMID 16195479.
↑ Okumura M, Iwai M, Ide A, Mogi M, Ito M, Horiuchi M (September 2005). "Sex difference in vascular injury and the vasoprotective effect of valsartan are related to differential AT2 receptor expression". Hypertension 46 (3): 577–83. doi:10.1161/01.HYP.0000178564.14464.80. PMID 16103268.

Vasoprotectives (C05)

Antihemorrhoidals for topical use

corticosteroids	Hydrocortisone Prednisolone Betamethasone Fluorometholone Fluocortolone Dexamethasone Fluocinolone acetonide Fluocinonide

local anesthetics	Lidocaine Tetracaine Benzocaine Dibucaine Procaine Oxetacaine Pramocaine

other	Tribenoside

Antivaricose therapy

heparins or heparinoids for topical use	Organo-heparinoid Sodium apolate Heparin Pentosan polysulfate

sclerosing agents for local injection	Monoethanolamine oleate Polidocanol Inverted sugar syrup Sodium tetradecyl sulfate Phenol

other	Calcium dobesilate

Capillary stabilising agents

bioflavonoids	Rutoside Monoxerutin Diosmin Troxerutin Hidrosmin

other	Tribenoside Etamsylate

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