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//<!--
var ns4 = (document.layers);
var ie  = (document.all);
var ie4 = (ie && !document.getElementById);
var ie5 = (ie && document.getElementById);
var ns6 = (!ie && document.getElementById);

var aryMoused = new Array();
var aryLayerMoused = new Array();
var aryMoImages = new Array();
var imageList = new Array();
var runMouseOvers = true;
var TimerID = null;
var iLimit = 25;
var itmp = 0;

var nbTime = 100;
var nbTimes = 2;
var nbThisLoc = 325;
var aryLayerNames = new Array();
var aryNavBarLayerInfo = new Array();
var aryNavBarLayers = new Array();

var registeredObjects = new Array();
var viz = "hide";

function MOImage() {
	var arg = MOImage.arguments;
	this.ptrImage = BillzNavBarMM_findObj(arg[0]);
	this.imageMO = new Image();
	this.imageMO.src = arg[1];
	this.HTMLname = arg[0];
	this.Moused = false;
	this.OriginalSrc = '';
	return true;
}

function BillzImagePreload() {
	// 0) html image name 1) mo image src 2)image Name for rollover key (rollover may have multiple mos for one html Image) 
	var arg = BillzImagePreload.arguments;
	nbImagePreload(arg[0], arg[1], arg[2]);
}

function nbImagePreload(img_name, mo_img_src, rollover_key_img_name) {
	var imageKey = (rollover_key_img_name.length > 0) ? rollover_key_img_name : img_name;
	imageList[imageList.length] = imageKey;
	if (!(aryMoImages[imageKey])) aryMoImages[imageKey] = new MOImage(img_name, mo_img_src);
}

function BillzMouseover() {
	var arg = null;
	if (runMouseOvers) {		
		arg = BillzMouseover.arguments; //args 0)ImageName 1)OriginalSrc 2)array index (caller imagename)		
		nbMouseover(arg[0], arg[1], arg[2]);
	}
	return true;
}
// args 1) ImageName 2) OriginalSrc 3) array index (caller imagename)
function nbMouseover(img_name, orig_src, img_key) {
	var imageKey = null;
	var o = null;
	if (runMouseOvers) 
	{				
		imageKey = (img_key.length > 0) ? img_key : img_name;
		if (!(aryMoImages[imageKey].ptrImage)) aryMoImages[imageKey].ptrImage = BillzNavBarMM_findObj(img_name);		
		if (aryMoImages[imageKey] && (o = aryMoImages[imageKey].ptrImage)) {
			aryMoImages[imageKey].OriginalSrc = orig_src;
			aryMoImages[imageKey].Moused = true;
			o.src = aryMoImages[imageKey].imageMO.src;
		}
	}
	return true;
}

var NavBarTempOnload = null;
if (window.onload && window.onload != null) NavBarTempOnload = window.onload;

function FullyLoaded() {
	if (NavBarTempOnload != null) NavBarTempOnload();
	runMouseOvers = true;
	return true;
}

function BillzMouseOutTimer() {
	return nbMouseOutTimer();
}

function nbMouseOutTimer() {
	if (TimerID) clearTimeout(TimerID);
	TimerID = setTimeout("nbLayerRestore()",5000);
	return true;
}

function RestoreAll() {
	nbMouseoverRestore();
	nbLayerRestore();
	return true;
}

function BillzMouseoverRestore() {
	return nbMouseoverRestore();
}

function nbMouseoverRestore() {
	var i = 0;
	var o = null;
	if (runMouseOvers) {
		for (i = 0; i < imageList.length; i++) {
			if (aryMoImages[imageList[i]].Moused && (o = aryMoImages[imageList[i]].ptrImage)) {
				o.src = aryMoImages[imageList[i]].OriginalSrc;
				aryMoImages[imageList[i]].Moused = false;
			}
		}
	}
	return true;
}

function BillzLayerRestore() {
	return nbLayerRestore();
}

function nbLayerRestore() {
	var i = 0;
	for (i = 0; i < aryLayerNames.length; i++) {
		if (!aryNavBarLayerInfo[aryLayerNames[i]].isDefault) BillzNavBarRestoreLayers(aryLayerNames[i]);	
	}
	return true;
}

function BillzArrayPushUnique(aryArray, varNewElement) { //only pushes if unique value
	var pushIt = true;
	var i = 0;
	for (i = 0; i < aryArray.length && pushIt; i++) {
		pushIt = (varNewElement != aryArray[i]);
	}
	if (pushIt) BillzArrayPush(aryArray, varNewElement);
	return pushIt;
}

function BillzArrayPush(aryArray, varNewElement) { //Implement Array Push 'cause IE cant handle it
	aryArray[aryArray.length] = varNewElement;
	return true;
}
function BillzArrayPop(aryArray) { //Implement Array Pop 'cause IE cant handle it before 5.5
	var varItemToPop = null;
	if (aryArray[aryArray.length - 1]) {
		varItemToPop = aryArray[aryArray.length - 1];
		aryArray[aryArray.length] = null;
	}
	return varItemToPop;
}

function getDivRef(id) {
	var divref;
	if(ns4) divref = document.layers[id];
	else if(ie4) divref = document.all[id];
	else if(ie5 || ns6) divref = document.getElementById(id);	
	return divref;
}

//v3.0 name changed to avoid clash with possible other JS in content, this function complements of MM Dreamweaver
function NavBarSwapRollover(swapimage,defaultimage,imageID) {
	if(imageID.length > 0 && document.getElementById(imageID))
	{
		if(swapimage.length > 0) 
			document.getElementById(imageID).src = "images/" + swapimage;
		else
			document.getElementById(imageID).src = "images/" + defaultimage;		
	}
}
function BillzNavBarMM_findObj(n, d) {
	var p,i,x;
	if (ns6) x = document.getElementById(n);
	else {		
		if (registeredObjects[n]) return registeredObjects[n];
		if (!(d)) d = document;
		try {
			p = n.indexOf("?");
		}
		catch(e) {
			p = 0;
		}
		if (p > 0 && parent.frames.length) {
			d = parent.frames[n.substring(p+1)].document;
			n = n.substring(0,p);
		}
		if (!(x = d[n]) && d.all) x = d.all[n];	
		for (i = 0; !x && i < d.forms.length; i++) {
			x = d.forms[i][n];
		}
		for (i=0; !x && d.layers && i < d.layers.length; i++) {
			if (d.layers[i].id.indexOf("external_") == -1) x = BillzNavBarMM_findObj(n, d.layers[i].document);	
		}
		registeredObjects[n] = x;
	}				
	return x;
}

function BillzArrayContains() {
	var arg = BillzArrayContains.arguments;
	var foundit = false;
	var i = 0;
	for (i = 0; i < arg[0].length && !foundit; i++) {
		foundit = (arg[1] == arg[0][i]);
	}
	return foundit;
}

function NavBarRegisterLayer() {
	var arg = NavBarRegisterLayer.arguments;
	var n = arg[0];
	var d = arg[1];
	var mo = false;
	var o = null;
	if (arg[2] && arg[2] == 'MOutLayer') mo = true;
	else mo = false;
	
	if (!(BillzArrayContains(aryLayerNames, n))) {
		if (o = BillzNavBarMM_findObj(n)) {
			aryNavBarLayers[n] = o;
			BillzArrayPushUnique(aryLayerNames, n);
			aryNavBarLayerInfo[n] = new NavBarLayer(n, d, mo);
		}
	}
	return true;
}

function BillzNavBarMM_showHideLayers() {
	//v3.0 name changed, this function complements of MM Dreamweaver with customizations by Bill Heller
	var i = 0;
	var x = "";
	var obj = null;
	var v = null;
	var p = null;
	var args = BillzNavBarMM_showHideLayers.arguments;
	
	if (args[args.length - 1] != "menu") nbMouseOutTimer();
	for (i = 0; i < (args.length - 2); i += 3) {
		if (!aryNavBarLayers[args[i]]) {
			x = (args[i + 2] == 'show') ? 'hide' : 'show';
			NavBarRegisterLayer(args[i], x);
		}
		if ((obj = aryNavBarLayers[args[i]]) != null) {
			v = args[i + 2];
			aryNavBarLayerInfo[args[i]].isDefault = false;
			if (args[args.length - 1] == "restore") v = (v == 'show') ? 'hide' : 'show';
			
			if (obj.style) obj.style.visibility = (v == 'show') ? 'visible' : ((v == 'hide') ? 'hidden' : v);
			else obj.visibility = v;
		}
	}
	return true;
}

function BillzNavBarRestoreLayers() {
	var i = 0;
	var x = "";
	var obj = null;
	var v = null;
	var p = null;
	var args = BillzNavBarRestoreLayers.arguments;
	for (i = 0; i < (args.length); i++) {
		if (obj = aryNavBarLayers[args[i]]) {
			v = aryNavBarLayerInfo[args[i]].defaultVisibility;
			if (obj.style) {
				obj = obj.style;
				v = (v == 'show' ) ? 'visible' : ((v == 'hide') ? 'hidden' : v);
			}
			obj.visibility = v;
			if (!aryNavBarLayerInfo[args[i]].MOutLayer) aryNavBarLayerInfo[args[i]].isDefault = true;			
		}
	}
	return true;
}

function NavBarLayer() {
	var arg = NavBarLayer.arguments;
	this.defaultVisibility = arg[1];
	this.isDefault = true;
	this.MOutLayer = arg[2];
	return true;
}

function BillzNavMove() {
	return nbNavMove();
}

function nbNavMove() {
	var thisl = null;
	var otherl = null;
	if (thisl = BillzNavBarMM_findObj("nbScrollLayer")) {
		if (thisl.style) {
			thisl = thisl.style;
			viz = "hidden";
		} 
		thisl.top = nbThisLoc -= 3;
		if (nbThisLoc < -750) {
			nbThisLoc = 325;
			nbTimes--;
		}
	}
	if (nbTimes <= 0) {
		otherl = BillzNavBarMM_findObj("BillzLayer");
		otherl.visibility = viz;
	} else {
		setTimeout("nbNavMove()", nbTime);
	}	
	return true;
}

function NavBar_openadmin() {
	window.open('admin/','SiteAdmin','height=screen.availheight,width=screen.availwidth,scrollbars=1,toolbar=0,directories=0,status=0,menubar=0,resizable=1');
	return true;
}

window.onload = FullyLoaded;
//-->
</script>
					
<script type="text/javascript">
//<!--
function NavBar_setCookie(cookievalue,navVersion,linkID) 
{	
	var cookiename = "SLIDINGTABLE_NAVBAR" + navVersion;
	var cookieVersionname = "SLIDINGTBL_NAVBAR_VERSION";
	var cookieClear = "SLIDINGTBL_NAVBAR_CLEARCOOKIES";	
	document.cookie = cookieClear.toUpperCase() + "=false";
	if(cookievalue.length > 0)
		document.cookie = cookiename.toUpperCase() + "=" + escape(cookievalue);
	if(navVersion.length > 0)	
		document.cookie = cookieVersionname.toUpperCase() + "=" + navVersion;	
	if(linkID.length > 0)
		NavBar_setPLinkIDCookie(linkID,navVersion);		
}
function NavBar_setoLevelIDCookie(cookievalue,linkID,navVersion) 
{
	var name = "SLIDINGTBL_NAVBAR_OLEVELID";		
	if(cookievalue.length > 0)
		document.cookie = name.toUpperCase() + "=" + escape(cookievalue);	
	if(linkID.length > 0)
		NavBar_setPLinkIDCookie(linkID,navVersion);	
	if(navVersion.length > 0)	
		document.cookie = "SLIDINGTBL_NAVBAR_VERSION=" + navVersion;		
}
function NavBar_setPLinkIDCookie(linkID,navVersion)
{	
	document.cookie = "SLIDINGTBL_NAVBAR_PLINKID=" + linkID;	
	if(navVersion.length > 0)	
		document.cookie = "SLIDINGTBL_NAVBAR_VERSION=" + navVersion;
}
function NavBar_deleteCookie() 
{
	// first we'll split this cookie up into name/value pairs
	// note: document.cookie only returns name=value, not the other components
	var check_name = "SLIDINGTABLE_NAVBAR";	
	var a_all_cookies = document.cookie.split( ';' );
	var a_temp_cookie = '';
	var cookie_name = '';
	var cookie_value = '';
	var b_cookie_found = false; // set boolean t/f default f	

	document.cookie = "SLIDINGTBL_NAVBAR_VERSION=0";	
	document.cookie = "SLIDINGTBL_NAVBAR_OLEVELID=";	
	for (i = 0; i < a_all_cookies.length; i++)
	{		
		a_temp_cookie = a_all_cookies[i].split( '=' );			
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      <P>ACE-Inhibitors, Beta-Blockers &amp; Calcium-Channel Blockers (see 
      below)</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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      <P>Diuretics </P>
      <P>"Water Pills"</FONT></P></TD>
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      <P>Lower blood pressure by causing the body to excrete excess fluids and 
      sodium.</FONT></P></TD>
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      <P>Furosemide (Lasix®), bumetanide (Bumex®), 
    hydrochlorthiazide</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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      <P>Angiotension-Converting Enzyme Inhibitors (ACE)</FONT></P></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top width="36%"><FONT size=2>
      <P>Dilates blood vessels to lower blood pressure and help heart empty in 
      congestive heart failure (helps prevent progression of disease). 
      </FONT></P></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top width="32%"><FONT size=2>
      <P>captopril (Capoten®), lisinopril (Zestril®), fosinopril (Monopril®), 
      ramipril (Altace®)</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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      <P>Beta-Blockers</FONT></P></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top width="36%"><FONT size=2>
      <P>Lowers blood pressure and slows heart rate (including protection 
      against arrhythmias). Helps lower risk of stroke and heart 
      attacks.</FONT></P></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top width="32%"><FONT size=2>
      <P>atenolol (Tenormin®), bisoprolol (Zebeta®) metroprolol (Lopressor®, 
      Toprol-XL ®), Carvidilol (Coreg)®</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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      <P>Cholesterol-Reducing Drugs</P></FONT></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top width="36%"><FONT size=2>
      <P>Lowers level of fats (lipids) in the blood, which include cholesterol 
      and triglycerides. Blocks production of specific enzyme the body uses to 
      make cholesterol. Reduces risk of heart attack.</FONT></P></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top width="32%"><FONT size=2>
      <P>Statins: atorvastatin (Lipitor®), simvastatin (Zocor®), pravastatin 
      (Pravachol®), (Crestor®)</P>
      <P>Others: ezembide (Zetia®)</P>
      <P>Combination: Vytorin® </FONT></P></TD></TR>
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      <P>Calcium-Channel Blocker</FONT></P></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top width="36%"><FONT size=2>
      <P>Relaxes blood vessels (vasodilates) to assist in blood pressure control 
      and prevention of angina (chest pain). Some also can be used to control 
      arrhythmias (ie-atrial fibrillation)</FONT></P></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top width="32%"><FONT size=2>
      <P>amlodipine (Norvasc®), diltiazem (Cardizem®), nifedipine (Procardia®), 
      verapamil (Calan®).</FONT></P></TD></TR>
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    <TD vAlign=top width="31%"><FONT size=2>
      <P>Thrombolytic Agents </P>
      <P>"Clot-busters"</FONT></P></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top width="36%"><FONT size=2>
      <P>Injectable medication given at the onset of a heart attack to break a 
      coronary artery clot, and restore blood flow.</FONT></P></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top width="32%"><FONT size=2>
      <P>TNKase® (tennecteplase),</P>
      <P>Retavase® (alteplase)</FONT></P></TD></TR>
  <TR>
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      <P>Heart Failure Drugs</FONT></P></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top width="36%"><FONT size=2>
      <P>Increases efficiency of heart (decrease rate), decreases resistance 
      (helps unload heart).</FONT></P></TD>
    <TD vAlign=top width="32%"><FONT size=2>
      <P>carvedilol (Coreg®)</P>
      <P>ACE-Inhibitors, Diuretics, Beta-blockers (See specific section for 
      examples)</FONT></P></TD></TR></TABLE><B><FONT size=1></P>
<P>NOTE: It is common practice to use multiple drugs in the treatment of cardiac 
disease to maximize therapeutic response (especially in hypertension, congestive 
heart failure and heart attacks).</P></B></FONT>
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