Anti-hypertensive/angina Flashcards
Acute coronary syndrome
Vasospasm
Stable angina
Narrowing of arteries
Ischemia w/ exertion
Unstable angina
Rupture atherosclerotic plaque,
Is this only way?????
Variant angina
Tx
Dilation of smooth muscle
CCB
Unstable angina
Reperfusion
+ antiplatelet (aspirin) + lipid lowering (statin)
How to reduce ischemia?
- Decrease heart O2 demand = decrease HR
* less wall tension = less O2 demand
Heart impeding it’s blood flow during
Systole
Diastolic pressure gives blood flow
NO = Venodilate, preload will
Decrease
Volume down—> tension down——> less O2 demand —> less ischemia
NO does
- dilates VENULES
- Decreases preload
- Vasodilates large epicardial coronary arterioles ONLY not all small downstream arteries (only ischemic area gets higher flow - it is sending out K+/adenosine signals to dilate)
- Decrease LV pressure, so MORE DIASTOLIC pressure
Nitro chewable
Isosorbide dinitrate (2-3 hours
Sublingual route
Avoid 1st pass, therapeutic levels in few mins
Tolerance
High, take breaks (none at night) = ORGANIC NITRATE FREE TIME
Nitro
S.e.
Headache
Dizziness
Weakness
NOT w/in 24 hours of sildenafil
CCB
Rx
Veramamil
Diltiazem
DIHYDROPYRIDINES
- Nifedipine
- Nimodipine
- Amlodipine
CCB
Mech
- Ca influx/ release from SR
- Ca binds to calmodulin
- Up myosin light chain kinase
- Myosin phosphorylation
- up contraction ARTERIOLES/VENULES
Dihydropiridines greater effect on
Vessels>Heart
Baroreceptor reflex kicks in, Reflex tach risk
Nifedipine DIHYDROPYRIDINE
- Coronary vasodilation = UP alot
- Peripheral vasodilation = UP alot
- HR= reflex UP
- Contractility = reflex UP
- Recovery rate of Ca channels = no change
- AV conduction = no change
Verapamil
- Coronary vasodilation = UP
- Peripheral vasodilation = UP
- HR = DOWN
- Contractility = DOWN
- Recovery rate of Ca channels = DOWN
- AV conduction = slows
Dihydropyridine - angina
Short-acting risk
*MI
Better to give long-acting
Good when bradycardic, increase HR
Lower Vasospasm / mortality after subarachnoid hemorrhage?
Nimodipine
Inhibit central symp activity?
Diltiazem
CCB
S.E.
- depression
- cardiac arrest
- bradycardia
- **constipation
- AV block
- congestive heart failure
CCB
Contraindication
Heart failure
Variant angina?
CCB
BBlocker uses
HTN
Angina