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Ivabradine is used to treat:
symptomatic stable angina in adult patients whose heart rate is over or equal to 70
beats per minute (bpm)
heart failure
Stable angina:
Stable angina typically occurs when you exert yourself and is usually relieved with
medication or rest.
Angina is a pain or uncomfortable feeling in the chest. This pain or feeling can also
spread to the arms and neck and sometimes also to the shoulders and back. Angina is
caused by too little blood and oxygen getting to the heart.
Ivabradine relieves stable angina by lowering the heart rate. Ivabradine is not for
the relief of a sudden attack of angina. Your doctor will have given you other medication
to treat this.
Heart failure:
Heart failure means that the heart muscle cannot pump blood strongly enough to supply
all the blood needed throughout the body. Heart failure is not the same as heart attack
and does not mean that the heart stops working.
Some people develop heart failure after having had a heart attack.
However, there are also other causes of heart failure.
Heart failure may start off with no symptoms, but as the condition progresses, you
may feel short of breath or may get tired easily after light physical activity such
as walking. You may wake up short of breath at night. Fluid may collect in different
parts of the body, often first noticed as swollen ankles and feet. In severe heart
failure, symptoms may occur even at rest.
Ivabradine helps to treat heart failure. If you follow your doctor's advice, your
ability to perform daily activities may improve. You may breathe more easily, feel
less tired, and have less swelling.
Ask your doctor if you have any questions about why ivabradine has been prescribed
for you.
Your doctor may have prescribed it for another reason.
Ivabradine can only be obtained with a doctor's prescription.
Ivabradine is not addictive.
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