Drugs to Treat Dysrhythmias Flashcards
Effects of Proarrhythmic drugs (4)
Increased automaticity
Conduction block or slowing
Decreased/ increased ERPs
Heterogeneity of ERP
Effects of antiarrhythmic drugs (5)
Decreased automaticity
Restore conduction (depressed conduction/ reverse reentry)
Decreased conduction
Decreased/ increased ERPs (reverse/ block reentry)
Homogeneity of ERPs
Class I antiarrhythmic drug
Na channel block
Class II antiarrhythmic drug
Beta-receptor block
Class III antiarrhythmic
Prolong APD
Class IV antiarrhythmic
Ca channel block
Class IA
Moderate dissociation rate
Class IB
Rapid dissociation
Class IC
Slow dissociation
State dependent ion channel block
Class I antiarrhythmic drug Binding to open/ inactivated channel Association during systole Dissociation during diastole Block related to depolarization (HR, ischemia, APD) Block related to dissociation rate
Class IA drugs (3)
Procainamide
Quinidine, Disopyramide
Procainamide
Class IA drug
Class IA: function
Direct effect: decrease automaticiy and conduction velocity, increase APD and ERP
Anticholinergic effects
Class IA: effects on AV node
Direct effect= decrease AV conduction
Anticholinergic= increase AV conduction
Net= variable AV conduction
Class IA: contra
Prolonged QT syndrome causes Torsades de pointes
Class IA: indication
Life-threatening ventricular arrythmia
Procainamide: kinetics
Well absorbed orally (or IV)
RE and HM
Procainamide active metabolite
NAPA
Procainamide: ADR
+ANA (Lupus-like syndrome)
Agranulocytosis/ Leuopenia
Proarrhythmic effects
Conduction block, decreased myocardial contractility, hypotension, GI
Procainamide: contra
Prolonged QT
Hypokalemia
SLE
Class IB
Lidocaine
Mexiletine
Lidocaine
Class IB drug
Mexiletine
Class IB drug
Class IB: general characteristics
Minimal effects on normal myocardium
Class IA action in diseased myocardium
Lidocaine: indication
Life threatening V arrhythmias
Digoxin-induced arrhythmias
Lidocaine: pharmacokinetics
HM (first pass elimination)
Decrease dose in liver disease and CHF
IV only
Lidocaine: ADR
CNS (disorientation to seizures)
Hypotension
Decrease cardiac contractile