CVPR Week 2: Pharmacology of Antiarrhythmic agents Flashcards
Objectives

Classes of antiarrhythmic drugs

Class I antiarrhythmics groups
Na+ channel block

Class I antiarrhythmics: Group IA

Effect of Class I antiarrhythmics: Group IA


Class I antiarrhythmics: Group IA effects on AP

Procainamide side effects
and lupus-like syndrome

Torsade Du Pointe

Torsade Du Pointe is more likely in?

Procainamide side effects
- torsade du pointes
- and lupus like syndrome

Procainamide drug interactions

Class I antiarrhythmics: Group IA major action
Prolong AP duration
Dissociate with intermediate kinetics (3 sec)

Class I antiarrhythmics: Group IB major action
slightly shorten AP duration
Dissociation with rapid kinetics (<1sec)

Class I antiarrhythmics: Group IC major action
- Minimal effect on AP duration
- Dissociate with rapid kinetics

Class I antiarrhythmics: Group IB major action & agents

Lidocaine kinetics

Class I antiarrhythmics: Group IB effect on AP

Associate lidocaine with?
Ventricular compartment

Lidocaine caveat

Class I antiarrhythmics: Group IB adverse effects

Class I antiarrhythmics: Group IB drug interactions

Class I antiarrhythmics: Group IC effects on AP

Class I antiarrhythmics: Group IC agents

Class I antiarrhythmics: Group IC uses

Class I antiarrhythmics: Group IC adverse effects

Class I antiarrhythmics: Group IC drug interactions

Class II antiarrhythmics: Major action
β-receptor blockade
Review of SA node action potential

β-receptor activation increases?

β-receptor activation activates?

Class II antiarrhythmics: Mechanism of antiarrhythmic action

Class II antiarrhythmics: Effects on AP

β-receptor blocker classification

β-receptor blocker Mnemonics

β-receptor blocker antiarrhythmic use

β-receptor arrhythmic common adverse effects

β-receptor blocker other adverse effects

Class II antiarrhythmics: drug interactions

antidote for β-receptor blocker overdose
Glucagon (isoproterenol)
Class IV antiarrhythmics: major actions
Ca2+ channel block

Class IV antiarrhythmics: SA Nodal potential

Class IV antiarrhythmics: mechanism of antiarrhythmic action

Class IV antiarrhythmics: effect on AP

Class IV antiarrhythmics: types of Ca2+ channel blockers

Class IV antiarrhythmics: uses of Ca2+ channel blockers

Class IV antiarrhythmics: cardiac adverse effects

Class IV antiarrhythmics: drug interactions

Class III antiarrhythmics: Major action

Class III antiarrhythmics: Agents

Class III antiarrhythmics: Amiodarone Mechanism of action

Class III antiarrhythmics: Amiodarone effect on AP

Class III antiarrhythmics: Amiodarone clinical uses

Class III antiarrhythmics: Amiodarone adverse effects 1

Class III antiarrhythmics: Amiodarone adverse effects 2

What causes this?

Class III antiarrhythmics: Amiodarone adverse effects
Class III antiarrhythmics: Drug interactions

antiarrhythmics Summary table

Miscellaneous Antiarrhythmics agents

Adenosine MOA K channels

Adenosine MOA Ca channels

Adenosine cardiac areas of effect

Adenosine effects

Adenosine effects on AP

Adenosine uses

Adenosine adverse effects

Adenosine drug interactions

Digoxin class
Miscellaneous antiarrhythmics

Digoxin MOA 1

Digoxin MOA 2

Digoxin MOA caveat

Digoxin toxicity

Digoxin drug interactions

Magnesium and Potassium class

Miscellaneous Antiarrhythmics summary
