hydralazine
- n an antihypertensive drug (trade name Apresoline) that dilates blood vessels; used (often with a diuretic) to treat hypertension and congestive heart failure
- He was the first patient given hydralazine at the clinic, and remains one of its best testimonials.
- The former Vice President has had hypertension (high blood pressure); he takes several medicines (Dyazide, hydralazine and, lately, atenolol) to control it.
- They gave reserpine first, then nerve-blocking drugs, hydralazine and veratrum compounds, finally phenoxybenzamine.