A vasoprotective is a medication which acts to alleviate or prevent conditions or diseases which affect the . The term is used in the World Health Organization's Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System to encompass therapeutic agents used in the treatment of or . The term may also be used to describe drugs which lower the risk of developing hypercholesterolemia or hypertension.
Examples of vasoprotectives include 1-methylnicotinamide, estrogen, tribenoside, and valsartan. More specifically, arterial vasoprotectors are called angioprotectors.
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