Drugs and Cardiac Conduction Disorders Flashcards
Role of Class 1A Na Channel Blockers
Lengthens duration of action potential
Role of a Class 1B Na Channel Blockers
Shortens or has no effect on the duration of the action potential
Name a Class 1B Na Blocker
Lidocaine
Role of Class 1C Blockers
No effect on AP
Promote greater Na current depression than other two groups
Name a Class 1C drug
Flecainide
What condition is Quinidine used for
Atrial arrhythmias, tachycardias and atrial ectopic beats
What condition is Lidocaine used for
Ventricular arythmias
What is the modulated receptor hypothesis
A - Anti-arrythmic drugs bind to receptor
B - Drugs associated channel differ from drug free channels as they don’t conduct ions and voltage depentace is mor -ve
C - Affinity of receptor is modulated by channel state
D - Each channel state has a different kinetic integration with the drug
E - Affinity of receptor for drug is modulated by mV
In what channel state does Quinidine have highest affinity to receptor
Activated
In what channel state does Lidocaine have the highest affinity to receptor
Inactivated
How does Quinidine effect HR
Unaffected
How does Lidocaine effect the heart
Coupled beats inhibited
How does Quinidine (Class 1A) effect electrical conduction of heart
No effect
How does Quinidine (Class 1 A drugs) effect K channels
Blocks them - prevents REPOLARISATION
How does Quinidine (Class 1A drugs) effect Cholinergic muscarinic receptors
Antagonises them
What is Procaineamide used for
Ventricular tachycardia, ectopic beats
Why is Lidocaine used for ventricles and Quinidine used for Atria
Lidocaine, as a class 1B drug, shortens the duration of the long AP in the ventricles
Quinidine is being used to lengthen the short AP duration of the atria
Why is the fact that Lidocaine (Class 1B) has a very fast dissociation beneficial in certain condition s
Used in fibrillation or early extrasystole
Why is Lidocaine (Class 1B drugs) effective in damaged tissues
Hypoxia INCREASES extracellular K depolarising channel to inactivated form
Very slow dislocation from channel when tissue is depolarised
Tocainide/Mexiletine vs Lidocaine
Orally active
When is Tocainide/Mexiletine (Class 1B) given
Reduce incidence of secondary heart attack
Name two Class II anti-arryhtmic drugs
Beta adrenceptor antagonists
What ion does Propranolol activity effect
Na
What ion does Stall activity effect
K
What beta-blocker is given in early stages of MI
I/v propranolol in first 4 hours
Why is Propranolol given in first 4 hours of MI
25% Reduced risk of ventricular fibrillation/chest pains