2. Angina pectoris
• Main symptom of IHD
• Occurs due to imbalance between oxygen
supply and oxygen demand of myocardium
• Clinical types
– Stable angina
– Prinzmetals angina
– Unstable angina
6. Nitrates
(Mechanism of Action)
Nitrates
Denitrated in smooth muscle cell
Release NO
+ Guanyl Cyclase
↑ cGMP Dephosphorylation of MLC
Relaxation of vascular smooth muscles
Mainly
Venodilation
Arterial dilation
Dilation of coronary
vessels
7. Pharmacological actions
Venodilatation
Pooling of blood
↓↓Venous return
↓↓ preload
↓↓ cardiac work
↓↓ O2 requirement
Arterial dilatation
↓↓PVR
↓↓ Afterload
Relief of anginal pain
Dilatation of large
coronary vessels &
collaterals
↑↑ Blood flow to
ischemic area
↑↑ oxygen delivery to
ischemic area
8. Pharmacokinetics
• Absorbed through buccal mucosa, skin & GIT
• All except Isosorbide Mononitrate undergo
extensive first pass metabolism
• SL route produces rapid onset 2-5 Min, but
shorter DOA
• Absorption through skin is slow
9. Adverse effects
• Headache
• Postural hypotension
• Tachycardia, palpitations
• Weakness
• Flushing
• Tolerance on prolonged use
• Overdosage may cause methemoglobinemia
10. Uses of Nitrates
• Angina:
– Sublingual NTG drug of choice for acute anginal
attacks
– Oral nitrates can be used for prophylaxis of angina
• Myocardial Infarction
• Congestive heart failure
• Biliary colic
• Cyanide poisoning
• Esophageal spasm
11. -blockers
• Reduce frequency and severity of anginal
attacks of exertional angina
• Used for long term prophylaxis of classical
angina , may be combined with nitrates
• MOA:
– ↓ oxygen consumption by ↓contractility & HR
• Selective Beta blockers are preferred
12. Calcium channel blockers
Block Voltage sensitive L-type of Ca2+ channels
Prevent entry of calcium into the cell
No excitation contraction coupling in the heart
and vascular smooth muscles
Myocardial
contractility
Cardiac work &
oxygen consumption
Coronary
vasodilation
Relaxation of Vascular
smooth muscles
↓ PVR & After Load
13. Calcium channel blockers
• Verapamil : Predominant action on heart
– ↓ force of contraction & heart rate
– Causes bradycardia so not given with -blockers
– Less potent vasodilator
• Nifedipine:
– Potent vasodilator causes significant fall in BP
– Evokes reflex tachycardia
– Weak myocardial depressant
– Can be given sublingually
18. Potassium channel openers
(Nicorandil)
Open ATP dependent potassium channels
Potassium efflux
Hyperpolarization of membrane
Venodilatation Arterial Dilatation
Decrease after load
Decrease preload
19. Pharmacotherapy of angina
• Acute anginal attack:
– Tab Nitroglycerine 0.5 mg sublingually, if pain is
not relieved within 5 min, repeat dose but not
more than 3 tablets in 15 min
• Prophylaxis (Prevention of further attacks)
– Long acting nitrates , Beta blockers, calcium
channel blockers
21. Combination of drugs in angina
• Nitrates + -blocker
– Reflex tachycardia by nitrates ↓ by -blockers
• Nifedipine + -blocker
– Reflex tachycardia countered by -blockers
• Nitrates + calcium channel blockers
– Nitrates ↓ preload, CCBs ↓ afterload
• CCB + -Blocker + Nitrates
– If not controlled by 2 drugs
Editor's Notes
Angere = to strangulate, pectolaris = chest
Trimetazidine, oxyfedrine
Prodrugs , release nitric oxide , only major action is non specific smooth muscle relaxation
Venodialtion reuces the preload, arterial dilation reduces the vascular resistance thus after load , as both preload and after load are decreased work load of heart is decreased thereby reducing the oxygen requirement, in variant angina nitrates relieve vasospasm due to coronary vasodilation.
Vascular smooth muscles
2. Other smooth muscles?: smooth muscles of bronchii, esophagus, biliary tract etc are relaxed by nitrates.
Absorption through skin is slow: therefore this route is used for prolonged effect and sublingual route is preferred in emergency.
Metabolites are excreted mainly in urine as glucuronide derivatives
These adverse events are because of extensive vasodilation.
To avoid these symptoms the tablet may be spit out as soon as pain is relieved.
Read from KDT & prep manual
Do not dilate coronary arteries or other blood vessels , total coronary blood flow is rather reduced due to blockaade of dilator Beta 2 receptors . However flow to ischemic subendocardial area is not reduced due to favourable redistribution and decrease in ventricular wall tension. They act by reducing the cardiac work and oxygen consumption . This is marginal at rest. More importantly they limit increase in these modalities that occur during exercise or anxiety, due to antiadrenergic action, all beta blockers are equally effective in decreasing frequency and severity of attacks and in increasing the exercise tolerance in classical angin, but cardioselective agents are preferred over non selective which may worsen the angina due to unapposed alpha receptor mediated coronary constriction, that may accenuate the coronary spasm. Long term beta blocker therapy lowers risk of sudden cardiac deathamong IHD
They should be taken on regular basis and not as when required , abrupt discontinuation after chronic usage may precipitate severe attack even MI.
Unstable angina: (NSTEMI) Should be used only after starting nitrate±calcium channel blocker to counteract coronary spasm. If present Beta blockers carry risk of worsening coronary vasospasm.
Beta blockers reduce myocardial oxygen demand and afford additional benefit by reducing risk of impending MI / sudden cardiac death.
Voltage sensitive calcium channels are of five types LPRNT, L type is predominantly present in cardiac & smooth muscle cells
Other calcium channel blockers like amlodipine, felodipine , nitrendipine, nicardipine are similar to nifedipine but with some pharmacokinetic variations
Nimodipine has selectivtiy for cerebrovascular vessels
Diltiazem is potent vasodilator but also a potent myocardial depressant
Metabolized in liver excreted in urine
Adverse effects: headache, flushing, dizziness
They are administered orally, their efficacy is similar to nitrates, beta bolckers or CCBs . The main advantage of nicorandil is that it has a longer duration of action and does not cause tolerance