Cardiovascular Drugs Flashcards
Most acquired heart diseases in dogs
Heart worm,mitral insufficiency, dilated cardiomyopathy
Most common cardiac disease in cats.
Hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
Right side of the heart:
Right atrium, right ventricle, lungs, tricuspid valve
Left side of the heart:
Left atrium and left ventricle, mitral valve, aorta
Cardiac output=
Stroke volume x heart rate
The amount of blood ejected by the left ventricle wi each beat
Stroke volume
Response to exercise by increasing muscle
Physiologic heart enlargement
disease described as back flow into precious compartment
Valvular disease
Disease described as small area of the heart not polarizing or depolarizing properly
Arrhythmias
Cardiac drugs have a low __________ therapeutic index which causes us to monitor heart rate, blood pressure, blood pressure, EKG, CRT etc.
Low
These drugs improve the strength of contraction to improve cardiac output
Positive inotropic drugs
Digoxin trade name.
Cardoxin®
Digoxin (cardoxin®) is what type of drug?
Cardiac glycosides
This cardiac drug stimulates beta-1 receptors to increase contractile force.
Catecholamines
Drug type used for short term management of severe heart failure.
Catecholamines
Epinephrine trade name.
Adrenalin®
Epinephrine (adrenalin®) is what type of drug?
Catecholamines
Dobutamine trade name
Dobutrex®
Pimobendan trade name
Vetmedin®
What type of drugs are dobutamine and Pimobendan?
Inotropic