Week 7 Flashcards
calcium channel blockers ___ blood pressure but due to recent study they did not show as much reduction in cardiovascular mortality as other antihypertensive and they are used as ____ line drugs
lower
second
what two groups are calcium channel blockers divided into to.
Dihydropyridines (nifedipine, amlodipine)
Non-dihydropyridines (Verapamil, dilitiazem)
all ca channel blockers produce vasodilation of ___ ____ ____. The non-dihydropyridine family also affect the ___ muscle and caused decreased heart rate and conduction through the ____ node
Vascular smooth muscle
heart
av
_______ achieve better reduction in blood pressure with long acting Ca channel blockers (amlodipine) than with ACE inhibitors or beta blockers
african americans
______ is a dihydopyridine thus blocks ____ but not heart muscle. It is the preferred Ca channel blocker in patients with poor _____ function or ___ heart block. clinical data of this drug that it does not reduce mortality rate even though it reduces BP has resulted in greatly reduced use.
Nifedipine
VSM
cardiac
AV
Nifedipine is also used for a____, m_____ and prevention of p____ ______
angina
migraines
premature parturition.
A bad side effect of nifedipine similar to phenytoin is ____
gingival hyperplasia
_____ is a #12 prescription and is a Dihydropyridine which produces selective blockade of Ca channels in the ____ with little direct effect on the heart. It has a long half life (___-_____hrs) thus is QD. adverse effects include h_____, p____ and f_____ edema and dizziness. Recent study suggest does not decrease mortality rate
Amlodipine arterioles 30-50 headaches peripheral and facial
the dihydropyridine drugs are all similar in that they decrease blood pressure pretty much equally by 14mm hg. A long acting form of nifedipine is _______-___
Procardia-Xl
Lottery is a combination of _____ and ________
Norvasc
lotensin
______ is a non-dihydropyridine with blocks Ca channels in both ____ and ____ rate. Typically there is little change in heart rate. Adverse effects of this drug include c_____, H_____, e____ of ___ and _____ and av heart block
Verapamil VSM and heart constipation headaches edema of ankles and feet
______ is similar in action to verapamil but has less incidence of constipation.
diltiazem
Verapamil and diltiazem are also used for treating angina and controlling atrial fibrillations. There is some unlabelled use for prophylactic treatment of ____ as well as for hypertension.
migraines
______ is a non-dihydropyridine that inhbits the sympathetic system in CNS. It is also used during menopause to reduce menopausal hot flashes. For percent of patients experience ____ and _____. It is the only anti-hypertensive available as a patch.
Clonidine
drowsiness
sedation
______ is a non-dihydropyridine and a vasodilator. It is combined with with a diuretic for serve hypertension. It is also used for hypertensive crises associated with e______. An adverse effect is lupus syndrome
Hydralazine
eclampsia
______ is a non-dihydropyridine and adverse effects include cardiovascular dysrhythmias and excessive hair growth. This is marketed in topical form as _______
Minoxidil
Rogaine
treatment of a hypertensive crisis includes d____, h_____, L________. The most used drug is the hospital is ______
Diltiazem
hydralazine
labetalol
labetalol (combined alpha and beta antagonist)
______ is characterized by sudden pain beneath the sternum, often radiating to left shoulder and arm.
Angina
what are two forms of angina
Classic angina
Variant angina
______ occurs during physical exertion or sometimes during periods of emotional excitement. arteries are occluded and can not provide enough oxygen thus higher occlusion leads to a higher frequency of angina.
classic angina
_____ results from a c_____ ____ ______. This is not associated with physical exertion.
Variant angina
coronary artery vasospasm
What type of angina occurs 95% of the time
classic angina
what are there drug families used in the treatment of angina
Organic nitrates
Ca channel blockers
Beta blockers
_______ is an organic irate and has been used since 1879 to treat angina. It promotes vasodilation primarily in ____ and to lesser extent in the ______. It is used to treat with types of angina.
Nitroglycerin
veins
arteries
When nitroglycerin is used in classic angina it _____ veins ________ venous return to the heart, _______ ventricular filling and decreases wall tension. As a result the heart doesn’t work as hard and oxygen demand is reduced thus reducing angina.
dilates
decreases
decreases
When nitroglycerin is used in variant angina, vasodilation relaxes the ______ of coronary arteries, thus increasing oxygen supply
vasospasm
Nitroglycerin is metabolized very quickly by the ____. It is not given orally because the ____ ___ ____ takes place. Its half life is only __-___ minutes. Metabolic tolerance develops rapidly. Nitroglycerin reacts with a ___ ____ of the amino acid cysteine in glutathione to produce nitric oxide, the active vasodilating molecule which also occurs naturally in the body. when ___ ____ are used up, NO is no longer produced and nitroglycerin no longer produces any vasodilating effects until sulfhydryl groups are regenerated.
liver first pass effect 5-7 sulfhydryl groups sulfhydryl groups