Lecture 2 Anti-anginal Drugs Flashcards
Anginal Pectoris (pain)
Oxygen demand exceeds oxygen supply
Agents decreasing Oxygen demand
a) Beta-blockers
b) Calcium-channel blockers (non-dihydropyridine kinds)
c) Organic Nitrates
d) Calcium Channel Blockers
Agents increasing oxygen supply
a) Vasodilators
b) Statins
c) Anti-thrombotics
What affects Cardiac Wall Tension?
LV pressure and Ventricular Volume (diastolic pressure and volume)
Why is increased wall tension bad?
Cardiomyocytes work more = Inc’d Oxygen Demand
How does niphedipine affect aortic pressure?
lowers pressure gradient which can cause angina
What is needed for Coronary Blood Flow?
Coronary Vascular Resistance & Aortic Pressure
Pressure gradient role in Coronary Blood Flow?
No gradient = no coronary blood flow
Exertional Angina cause?
Increased Oxygen Demand
Treatment for Exertional Angina
a) Nitrates
b) Beta-blockers
c) Calcium Channel Blockers
Variant (vasospastic) Angina Cause (no exertion)
Dec’d Oxygen Supply
Vasospastic Angina Treatment
a) Nitrates
b) CCB (70% cured, 20% reduction)
Unstable Angina Cause
Plaque interferes w/ coronary arteries (fibrous cap) –> clotting and blockage
Unstable Angina Treatment
a) Nitrates
b) Beta Blockers
c) CCB
d) Aspirin (NSAID, Anti-platelet)
e) Clopidogrel (ADP antagonist, Anti-platelet)
f) Heparin (anti-coagulant)
g) Bypass Surgery/ Angioplasty
What is Contraindicated in Vasoplastic Angina
Beta Blockers
Standard of Card for Nitroglycerin
IV
Function of Phosphodiesterase-5? (PDE-5)
Convert cGMP to GMP
What does NO do?
make Guanylyl Cyclase (converts GRP to cGMP)