This document discusses anti-anginal drugs. It describes the types of angina and the pharmacological goals of decreasing preload, afterload, and heart rate. The main classes of anti-anginal drugs discussed are nitrates, beta blockers, calcium channel blockers, and potassium channel openers. Nitrates work by relaxing blood vessels to reduce preload and afterload. Beta blockers have negative effects on heart rate and contractility. Calcium channel blockers block calcium channels in the heart and blood vessels. Potassium channel openers open potassium channels to cause vessel dilation. The document provides details on specific drugs in each class and their uses for stable, variant, and unstable angina.
2. What Is Angina?
Central chest discomfort or pain due to
transient ishemia of the myocardium
Pain may radiate to one arm OR to both arms
OR to neck OR to jaw OR to the epigastrium
Duration- Less than 20min
3. Types Of Angina
Classical/Typical/Stable/Exertional Angina
Due to fixed and stable plaque
Prinzmetal/Variant Angina
Due to spasm of coronary artery
Unstable Angina
Due to unstable plaque (賊 thrombus)
9. BETA BLOCKERS
Adverse Effects
Fatigue (Blockade of 硫2 receptors in blood
vessels supplying skeletal muscles)
Bradycardia (Blockade of 硫1 receptors in
heart)
Precaution
Abrupt withdrawal can heart rate,
contractility & cause arrythmia & even MI.
(Upregulation of receptors)
10. BETA BLOCKERS
Contraindications
Prinzmetal Angina
COPD, Asthma,Bronchiectesias (硫2 in lungs)
Diabetes Mellitus(硫2 in liver & pancreas)
Raynauds Disease(硫2 in peripheral blood
vessels)
Bradyarrythmias (硫1 in heart)
Depression
11. CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS
Phenyl Alkylamines- Verapamil
Benzothiazepines- Diltiazem
Dihydropyridines- Nifedipine, Amlodipine,
Felodipine
Blocks voltage gated L-type Ca channels
present in cardiac & vascular smooth
muscles
12. CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS
Depending upon their types, they can have
following actions :
-ve Chronotropy (SA Node)
-ve Dromotropy (AV Node)
-ve Inotropy (Contractile myocardium)
-ve Clinotropy (Velocity of contraction &
relaxation)
Afterload (Arteriolodilatation)
13. CALCIUM CHANNEL BLOCKERS
HEART ARTERIOLES
Verapamil ++++ +
Diltiazem ++ ++
Dihydropyridines - ++++
Adverse Effects
Verapamil- similar to Beta Blockers
Dihydropyridines- similar to Nitrates
Diltiazem- common to above two
14. POTASSIUM CHANNEL
OPENERS
Nicorandil, Pinacidil
Opens Potassium channels in vascular
smooth muscles & causes K efflux resulting
into the hyperpolarization of the cell.
Venodilation- Preload
Arteriolodilation- Afterload
15. PHARMACOTHERAPY FOR
ANGINA
Stable Angina
Acute attack- NTG 0.5mg S/L
Prophylaxis-
Nitrates- Isosorbide Mononitrate, Transdermal
NTG
硫 Blockers- Propanolol, Atenolol, Metoprolol
CCB-Amlodipine, Verapamil SR & Diltiazem SR
16. PHARMACOTHERAPY FOR
ANGINA
Variant Angina
Acute- NTG S/L or I/V
Prophylaxis-
Nitrates- Isosorbide Mononitrate
CCB-Amlodipine, Diltiazem SR
Potassium Channel Openers- Nicorandil,
Pinacidil
硫 BLOCKERS ARE CONTRAINDICATED
17. PHARMACOTHERAPY FOR
ANGINA
Unstable Angina
NTG S/L
Antiplatelets agent- Aspirin, Clopidogrel
硫 Blockers- Atenolol, Metoprolol
CCB- Amlodipine or Nifedipine SR
LMW Heparin