drugs used in heart failure Flashcards
inotropic agents
byryridines
cardiac glycosides
beta-adrenergic receptor agonists
bypyridines
-rinone
beta-adrenergic receptor agonists
dobutamine
dopamine
agents w/o inotropic effects
diuretics ACE inhibitors ARBs vasodilators beta-adrenergic receptors blockers natriuetic peptide
loop diuretics
-bumatanide
furosemide
torsemide
thiazide diuretics
HCL
chlorathiadone
aldosterone antagonists
eplerenone
spirolactone
ASH antagonists
conivaptan
tolvaptan
ACE inhibitors
-pril
ARBs
-sartan
vasodilators
isosorbide dinitrate (venous)
hyralazine (arterial)
nitroprusside (aa and vv)
beta blockers
-olol
carvediol
natriuretic peptide
nessiritide
diuretics and inotropic agents
increase quality of life and treat symptoms
do not decrease mortality
reduce mortality
ACE inhibitors, ARBs, beta-blockers, aldosterone recepotr antagonists
systolic failure
reduced CO and contractility
reduced EF (<45%)
typical of acute failure
responds to positive inotropic effects
diastolic failure
occurs as a result of hypertophy and stiffening myocardium
CO reduced
EF may be normal
does not typically respond to positive inotropic agents
digoixin
only glycoside available in US HF and Afib enters CNS normal renal fnx- 1/day vasodilators can increase clearance
digoxin pharmacodynamics
inhibits membrane-bound NA/K ATPase-> blocks Na/Ca exchanger -> more intracellualr Ca ->increases contraction of cardiac mm
effects of digoxin
improves contractility and prolongs refractory period of AV for treatment of supraventricular arrhythmia’s
digoxin and ANS
increases parasympathetics and reduces sypathetics
increases refractory period of AV node
digoxin toxcity
AV junctional rhythm PACs bigeminal rhythm second degree AV block tachycardia-> Vfib -> death
at toxic levels increases sympathetics
digoxin SA node
therapeutic dose- decrease rate
toxic dose-decrease rate
digoxin atrial mm
therapeutic dose- decrease refracotry period
toxic dose-decrease refractory period, arrythmias
digoxin AV node
therapeutic dose- decrease condcution velocity, increase refractory period
toxic dose- decrease refractory period, arrythmias
digoxin purkinje system and ventriuclar mm
therapeutic dose- slight decrease in refractory period
toxic dose- extrasystoles, tachycardia, fibrillation