3-cardio Flashcards
what can cause delayed after depolarization
catecholamine action or digitalis toxicity (ca2+ overload)
what can cause abnormal pacemaker activity
altered autonomic effects or long QT syndrome
what is heart block/ what can cause it
conduction block of AV node
what are 3 pathological requirements for circus movement
circular conducting pathway
branch of circuit with UNIDIRECTIONAL conduction block
refractory period of re-entry region < propogation time around pathway
draw the circus movement pathway
yes
what do you want to do to the refractory period to reduce circus movement
increase refractory period (so it cant double back)
what are 5 desirable features of antidysrhythmic drugs
1-convert 1 way block to 2 way block 2-increase refractory period 3-block effects of catecholamines 4-reduce excitability and rhythmicity (without reducing contractility) 5-produce "use-dependent" block
what is use dependent block
so first impulse gets through but impulses generated rapidly after first impulse are blocked
is it hard to reduce excitability and rhythmicity without reducing contractility
yes because they are intimately linked
how do doctors choose which antidysrhythmics to give the patient
its empirical - based on experience not so much theory
why can antidysrhythmics create more issues
because precise rates and routes of conduction determine cardiac function, any type of disturbance easily promotes arrhythmia
how do you want to best treat supraventricular dysrhythmias +what drug is best
increase AV block
something like propranolol
how do you want to best treat ventricular dysrhythmias
best to preserve AV conduction to increase chance of sinus rhythm taking over
what is another name for cardioversion
defibrillation
what is another name for defibrillation
cardioversion
why can defibrillation be better than antidysrhythmics drugs
because all antidysrhythmics have effects on other tissue that produce undesirable side effects
why can cardioversion be better than antidysrhythmics drugs
because all antidysrhythmics have effects on other tissue that produce undesirable side effects
what is an example of an undesirable effect of antidysrhythmics
lidocaine is a CNS depressant
what can general anesthetics do to dysrhythmia
sensitive the myocardium to catecholamines (like beta1 adrenergics), which could cause a dysrhythmia
who classified the antidysrhythmic drugs
vaughan-williams
how did vaughan-williams base his drug classes
in vitro electrophysiological effects (in glass/ test tube)
what do class 1A drugs do GENERALLY
membrane stabilizers which prolong refractory period
what drug is a class 1A
quinidine
what is quinidine
class 1A
how do patients typically use quinidine
prophylactically for atrial and ventricular dysrhythmia
what do class 1A do to refractory period
increase
how does quinidine work
blocks na+ and k+ channels
what does quinidine do to threshold
increases
how does quinidine slow rate of rise of Na+ dependent phase 0
use dependent effect
how does quinidine effect phase 4
decreases slope (Na/K dependent)
what are some off target effects in all class 1A agents
anticholinergic (like atropine)
-independent of antidysrhythmic action
which drugs have anticholinergic effects that are independent of antidysrhythmic action
class 1A agents
what does quinidine do to conduction velocity
decrease
what does quinidine do to automaticity
decrease
what does quinidine do to action potential duration
increase
what does quinidine do to QT interval
increase
what does quinidine do to refractory period
increase
what does quinidine do to one-way conversion blocks
abolished re-entry - turns it into a two way block
what does quinidine do to contractility and HOW
decrease via negative ionotropic effect
what is the negative inotropic effect
SA node slows sinus rate, GIRK channels hyperpolarized Sa node, decrease slope in phase 4
what happens with block by quinidine with more activity
increases the degree of block
what do class 1B drugs do GENERALLY
membrane stabilizers which shorten refractory period
what is an example of 1B drug
lidocaine
what class is lidocaine
1B
when is lidocaine used
emergency treatment of ventricular dysrhythmias