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Cardiac Pharm Flashcards

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What affects ability for heart to function?

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1.Preload-pressure from venous system (great veins into right side of heart) into heart
**big determinant of CO
*can’t have too much because excess amount into heart overloads it (can’t stretch anymore, leads to remodelling and weakening of heart)

  1. Afterload- resistance in the arteries (aorta). If they are still, will make it more difficult to push blood forward.
    **harder work if afterload/hypertension is high
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Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM)

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-most common form of heart failure in cats

-thick walls- need to slow heart down and relax

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Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM)

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-most common form of heart failure in dogs; certain breed dispositions (boxers, pinschers)
>linked with grain free diets/taurine
>taurine free diets in cats

-chamber is enlarged, need to increase hearts ability to create force and increase contractility

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Volume Overload

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Leads to increased diastolic pressure, addition of new sarcomeres, chamber enlargement
=eccentric hypertrophy

Dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM)

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Pressure overload

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Leads to increased systolic pressure, parallel addition of new myofibrils =wall thickening= concentric hypertrophy

**Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy

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causes of Cardiac insuffiency/failure

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  1. Reduced stroke volume, CO
    -reduced preload (ex. hypovolemia, HCM), impaired contractility (ex. DCM)
    -increased afterload (hypertension)
    -poor valve function
  2. Abnormal rates
    -bradycardia
    -tachycardia- not enough time for heart to fill, so SV and CO decrease
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Heart failure symptoms

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1.cardiomegaly

  1. Left ventricular failure
    -blood accumulates in lungs
    -pulmonary edema
    -poor peripheral perfusion

3.Right ventricular failure
-leads to edema in venous side
-SQ edema, ascites, hepatojugular reflex

**Failure on one side often leads to failure on the other side

  1. Arrhythmias (especially tachycardia)
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Pimobendan

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-phosphodiesterase inhibitor leads to increase in cAMP

-positive inotrope
-arterial vasodilator
-may enhance cardiac contractile protein sensitivity to calcium
-induces well being and increases appetite

**shown to increase survival/reduce morbidity in dogs with DCM or mitral valve insufficiency

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Digoxin

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-digitalis glycosides isolated from foxglove

-positive ionotropic effect
-negative chronotrophic (HR) and dromotropic (speed) effect
-increased parasympathetic tone; decreased sympathetic tone/ baroreceptor

-secondarily leads to increased peripheral tissue perfusion (eg. increased renal output)

**highly toxic!

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Digoxin mechanism

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1.inhibits Na/K ATPase. Leads to increase in Na. Increased Na causes Na/Ca exchanger to bring more Ca in to get rid of Na. Leads calcium induced calcium release= more calcium= enhanced contraction

2.Negative HR and speed because inhibits Na/K pumps in SA and AV nodes. Means it takes longer for everything to reset=increased refractory period. Longer for excitation to move through perkinjie fibers and reset

  1. Increased stretch on baroreceptors= decrease in sympathetic activation
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Side effects of digoxin

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-death
-anorexia
-vomiting and diarrhea
-AV block or ventricular arrhythmias
-hypokalemia can precipitate arrhythmias

**hyperkalemia blocks digoxin effects because high K will force Na/K to override and continue to function

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Dobutamine

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-causes positive inotropic actions via beta 1 adrenergic receptor agonist action

**Emergency use only
-arrhythmogenic

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Dobutamine mechanism

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Acts to increase stimulation of beta 1 adrenergic receptors resulting in increased cAMP, increase in Ca and therefore increase in myofibril contraction

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Beta blockers in heart failure

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Useful in chronic treatment of hypertrophic cardiomyopathy because:
-positive inotropes generally contraindicated
-often HR so high and heart wall so rigid that diastolic filling impaired
-blocks effects of compensatory overactivation of heart by sympathetic nervous system

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Increasing use of beta 1 and alpha 1 antagonists

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inhibition of alpha 1= reduces afterload

inhibiting beta 1 leads to normal treatment of beta blockers on heart failure

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Why are beta blockers useful in both HCM and DCM?

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They inhibit the beta1-stimulated renin release

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Vasodilators

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-ACE inhibitors

-Angiotensin type 1 receptor antagonists

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ACE inhibitors

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-enalapril, benazepril, imidipril

-prevent the formation of Ang II from Ang I by inhibiting angiotensin converting enzyme

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Angiotensin type 1 receptor antagonists

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-valsartan
-telmisartan

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ACE inhibitors and AT1 receptor blockers function

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  1. Vasodilation- reduce venous and arterial pressure and therefore edema
  2. Prevent aldosterone release and therefore decrease fluid retention/edema
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Enalapril results

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shown to significantly decrease clinical symptoms and extend survival time by 92% in dogs

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Effects on RAAS system

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  1. Beta adrenergic receptor antagonists- work in kidneys to prevent renin release
  2. Angiotensin receptor inhibitors (ARBs)
    - prevent Ang II effects on arterioles= no vasoconstriction
    -prevent Ang II effects on adrenal cortex- No aldosterone
  3. ACE inhibitors
    -prevents break down of bradykinin to inactive products
    *sometimes presents as tickle cough due to irritation from bradykinin inflammation/accumulation
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Tickle cough vs. productive cough

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Productive cough linked with heart failure, fluid accumulation/edema.

Tickle cough=minor side effect to ACE inhibitors?

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Vasodilators for acute and/or severe cases

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-nitroglycerin (venodilator)= metabolized into NO=dilation

-sodium nitroprusside (arteriolar/venodilator)- broken down into NO

25
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Older, cheaper vasodilators

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1.alpha blockers (prazosin)- mainly arteriolar some venodilation

2.direct acting arteriolar dilators (hydralazine)- veno and arteriolar dilator

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Negative effects from vasodilators (older and acute, severe treatment drugs)

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-excessive hypotension
-reflex tachycardia
-excessive activation of RAAS

**better for short term use, then move to other drugs for long term once more under control

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Vasodilator therapy options

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1.ACE inhibitors- Prevents Ang II formation and therefore Ca levels and contraction
2. alpha 1 adrenergic receptor antagonist (prazosin)- prevents contraction from prevention of increased Ca
3. Direct acting smooth muscle relaxant- decreases Ca

28
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Drug therapy to increase NO

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All drugs that can be used to form NO
-eg. Nitroprusside, nitroglycerin, isosorbide dinitrate

NO will result in increased vasodilation and relaxation

29
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Nitroprusside

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-can be dangerous because also contains cyanide. Need to be limited in use… short term only!

30
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Phosphodiesterase inhibition on NO pathway

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Ex. slidenafil

-Can result in prevention of degradation from cGMP to GMP and vasodilation

31
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Diuretics in heart failure therapy

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Used for treatment of pulmonary edema
-beware of excessive diuresis leading to excessive loss of venous return
-beware of hypokalemia potentiating digoxin action

32
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Digoxin use

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-heart failure and atrial fibrillation

-results in positive inotrope, negative chronotrope and dromotrope

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Mechanism of action of digoxin

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  1. inhibits Na K ATPase
  2. increases intracellular Ca via Na/Ca exchanger
34
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Dobutamine use

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-acute treatment of severe heart failure

-postive inotrope

35
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Dobutamine mechanism of action

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beta 1 agonist

36
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Arrhythmias

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-tachycardia
-bradycardia
-fibrillation
-conduction abnormalities

37
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Tachycardia

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-heart rate too high

38
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Bradycardia

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-heart rate too low

39
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Fibrillation

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uncoordinated, rapid excitation/contraction

40
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Depolarization channels

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  1. Phase 1: Depolarization of cell= influx of Na
  2. Phase 2: Depolarization=influx of Ca
  3. Phase 3: K efflux decreases membrane potential
  4. Phase 4: resting membrane potential (Na/K ATPase returns to normal)
41
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Phase 4 in Pacemakers

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-Channels (Na and Ca funny channels) slowly leaking resulting in slow depolarization

42
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ECG

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p wave= atrial depolarization
excitation occurs in SA node, passes to AV node. Small pause, then further passing on to purkinje

QRS wave: depolarization and excitation of purkinje and ventricles

T waves= repolarization

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Supraventricular tachycardia

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Increased automaticity- caused by any change that decreases the time required for depolarization from the max diastolic potential to the threshold potential

44
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Premature ventricular contraction leading to ventricular tachycardia

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Arise from damaged ventricular myocytes affecting repolarization
-often due to leaky Ca channels which excite ventricles pretty quickly after resting phase (therefore not all channels have reset)

Results in another QRS prior to the next P wave causing excitation

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Damage to purkinje fibers= ventricular tachycardia

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-Damage to branches so spread is stopped to damaged side. So get normal side excitation and then spread to the damaged side…sets up self excitation loop. Will be at a higher excitation than normal

**most likely common cause of ventricular tachycardia

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Anti-arrhythmic drugs class I mechanisms

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-Na channel inhibitor
-decreases Na current, prolongs QRS= reduced HR and cardiomyocyte excitability

ex. Quinidine, Procainamide, Lidocaine

47
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Effects of Class I anti-arrhythmics

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1A: all cells; effects rate of depolarization/ amount needed to get action potential. Prolongs QRS and QT

1B: targets damaged ventricular myocytes. Drugs bind to Na channels that are not completely reset in resting membrane effect. No large effect

1C: targets all cells but prefers conduction cells. Slows rate of depolarization= prolongs QRS, QT

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Use of class I anti-arrhythmics

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-mostly ventricular arrhythmias, mostly tachycardias

-some use in supraventricular arrhythmias

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Procainamides in dogs

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-dogs have poor acetyltransferase and therefore this drug not well used in canines

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Class II anti-arrhythmics

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-beta 1 adrenergic receptors antagonist

-results in negative chronotrope, domotrope, and inotrope

-metoprolol, atenolol

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Class III anti-arrhythmics

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-K channel inhibitors (and some effects on beta adrenergic receptors and Na channels depending on drug)

-results in decreased K, therefore prolonging repolarization phase and reducing heat rate
-prolong refractory period

-amiodarone, bretylium, sotalol

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Class III anti-arrhythmics effects

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-prolongs QT interval

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Class IV anti-arrhythmics

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Ca channel inhibitors

-results in decrease Ca = negative chronotrope= slow spontaneous depolarization in pacemaker cells
-also some decrease in inotrope

-verapamil, diltiazem

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Effects of Class II and IV anti-arrhythmics

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-prolonged PR and PP intervals

-decrease spontaneous depolarization prolonging time it takes for P wave to appear.

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