Antiarrhythmics Flashcards
which class of drugs decreases cardiac automaticity?
B-blockers
which class of drugs decreases AV conduction?
Ca channel blockers
natural pacemaker in the heart
SA node
Fast AP occurs in … and …
purkinje fibers and muscle fibers
the … is determined by the steepness of phase 0
conduction velocity (Vmax)
phase 2 also constitutes the … during which another impulse cannot be generated
effective refractory period
the steeper the slope of phase 4, the higher the rate of …
automaticity
… is the time that the cell is depolarized
action potential duration
… protects heart against arrhythmias
effective refractory period
slow AP occurs in … and …
SA and AV nodes
increased/decreased SA node firing
altered automaticity
abnormal generation of impulses; spontaneous depolarization in another portion of heart leading to generation of AP
ectopic pacemaker
a unidirectional conduction block
reentrant arrhythmia
Class IA: Na channel blockers
disopryamide, quinidine, procainamide
Class IA blockers are most effective with …
atrial arrhythmias
IA blockers are myocardial depressants that reduce … and … and increase …
reduce automaticity and responsiveness (Vmax) and increase ERP
most important Class IA Na channel blocker
disopryamide
Class IA Na channel blockers block … and inhibit rabid inward Na current
rapid Na channels
Class IA Na channel blockers slow … thereby abolishing ectopic foci
phase 4 depolarization (decreases automaticity)
Class IA Na channel blockers depress … in slow and fact action potentials
the rate of phase 0 depolarization
side effects of which drug?: anticholinergic action (urinary retention, dryness of mouth, constipation); generalized cardiac depression; reduction in myocardial contractility
disopyramide
which class IA Na channel blocker?: IV administration only
procainamide
Class IB Na channel blockers
lidocaine and mexiletine
Class IB Na channel blocker used for ventricular arrhythmias in ICUs that arise from myocardial infarctions or digitalis toxicity
lidocaine
lidocaine is effective only on … and is not effective in the treatment of atrial arrhythmias
ventricular arrhythmias
Lidocaine will suppress ventricular ectopic foci and will decrease … by decreasing slope of phase 4
automaticity of purkinje fibers