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Heart Failure Drugs
Bidil digozin hydralazine minoxidil nesiritie nitroprusside
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04/26/2013

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Bidil
Definition
combination of ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE AND HYRALAZINE... good african americans
Term
Digoxin
Definition
Cardiac glycoside that inhibits Na/K/atp-ase (increase intracellular NA --> increase intracellular Ca)

1. lowers HR/slows SA/AV node and increases barorecptor sensivity

good for AFIB HF/superventricular tachy

RENALLY ELIMINATED!
W/ DIURECTICS CAUSE POTASSIUM LOSS!!!!!!!!!!
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Hydralazine
Definition
Arterial selective vasodilator by stimulating outward K channel and activating cGMP

not drug of choice nor can be used as mono-therapy due to reflex tacy

LUPUS-LIKE SYNDROME
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Minoxidil
Definition
antihypertensive vasodilator also used to stop hair-loss
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Nesiritide
Definition
balance vasodilator: breaks down to yield NO leading to activation of guanylate cyclase

RECOMBINANT B-type NATRIURETIC
no tolerance for decompensated HF
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Nitroprusside
Definition
balance vasodilator: breaks down to yeild NO leading to activation of guanylate cyclase

unstable/light sensitive and breaks down to for cyanide
Term
nitrates
Definition
venous selective vasodilator
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