arrhythmia - pathophysiology and treatment (pharmacotherapy)
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Arrhythmia
ABDULLAH M.Pharm
(Pharmacy Practice) 1st SemFaculty of Pharmacy Jamia Hamdard
DEFINATION
Cardiac Arrhythmia is a condition in which the heart beats with an irregular or abnormal rhythm.
ABNORMAL RHYTHM
CAN BE OF TWO EXTREME FORMS
1. Bradycardia - Cardiac beats below 60 beats per minute .
2. Tachycardia – Cardiac beat above 100 beats per minute.
ETIOLOGY Coronary artery disease. Electrolyte imbalances in your blood
(such as sodium or potassium). Changes in your heart muscle. Injury from a heart attack.
Healing process after heart surgery. Irregular heart rhythms can also
occur in "normal, healthy" hearts. Ischemic Heart Disease Drugs related Others
Arrhythmia Presentation (SYMPTOMS)
Palpitation. Dizziness. Chest Pain. Dyspnea.
Fainting. Sudden cardiac death Swelling Shortness of Breath Exercise Intolerance
Mechanism of Arrhythmias Bradycardia1. SA node : Slowed / AbsentCauses• Decreased Sympathetic Signals• Increased Parasympathetic Signals• SA node Damage
2. Blockage of Conduction from SA node
AV node BlockageCauses• Ischemia • Fibrosis• Viral Infection
RESULTS in HEART ATTACK
LEFT BUNDLE BRUNCH BLOCK (LBBB)• No Impulse conduction through
Bundle Brunch• Action Potential transferred through
Right Ventricle to Left Ventricle
RESULTS in Wide QRS complex
Tachycardia1. Increased Pacemaker Activity (SA
Node)- Sinus Tachycardia Causes• Increased Sympathetic Signals• Decreased Parasympathetic Signals• SA node Dysfunction Example : Sick Sinus Syndrome
2.Re-entry Tachycardias Atrial Fibrillation
• loss of the normal organised propagation of electrical activity
• atria fibrillate, they no longer contract in a mechanically useful way
• a degree of stasis to blood flow and predisposing to clot (thrombus) formation within the chambers
Ventricular Fibrillation
• Uncoordinated contraction of the Cardiac Muscle
• Quiver rather than contract properly
• Commonly identified arrhythmia in Cardiac Arrest patients
• As a consequence, Sudden Cardiac Death
Wolf Parkinson White Syndrome (WPW)
• WPW is caused by the presence of an abnormal accessory electrical conduction pathway between the atria and the ventricles.
• Electrical Signals through abnormal pathway stimulate the ventricles to contract prematurely
• A unique type of supraventricular tachycardia referred to as an ”atrioventricular reciprocating tachycardia”.
Atrioventricular nodal re-entrant tachycardia
• Most common regular supraventricular tachycardia
• Re-entry circuit forms within or just next to the atrioventricular node.
• Same as WPW except reentry is in or around AV node
3. Delayed Repolarization
Causes
• Ischemia • Drugs related (Potassium Blockers)• Electrolyte Imbalance
Effects
Long QT intervalR on T PhenomenonPremature Ventricular BeatVentricular Fibrillation
PHARMACOTHERAPY
Class Action Drugs
I A. Na Channel blockers Quinidine, procainamide
I B. Na Channel blockers Lidocaine
I C. Na Channel blockers Flecainide
II Beta-adrenergic blockers Propranolol, esmolol
III Prolong repolarization Amiodarone, Sotolol
Dofetalide, ibutilide
IV Calcium channel blockers Verapamil, diltiazem
Class I: Sodium Channel Blockers (Local Anesthetics)
Class 1A agents:• Procainamide• quinidine • disopyramide Effects on cardiac activity• conduction
• refractory period ( (K+) and Na inactivation)
• automaticity • increase threshold (Na+)
Quinidine has anticholinergic (atropine like action) to speed AV conduction used with digitalis, β blocker or Ca channel blocker
• Quinidine is also an alpha receptor antagonist
Uses
Quinidine : maintain sinus rhythms in atrial fibrillation and flutter and to prevent recurrent tachycardia and fibrillation
Procainamide: acute treatment of supraventricular and ventricular arrhythmias
Side effects• Hypotension, reduced cardiac
output• Proarrhythmia (generation of a new
arrhythmia)• Dizziness, confusion, insomnia,
seizure (highdose)• Gastrointestinal effects (common)
Class 1B agents: • Lidocaine • mexiletine • Henytoin
AdministrationLidocaine: iv only
Tocainide and mexiletine: oral
Effects on cardiac activity
• APD slightly decreased (normal tissue)
• increase threshold (Na+)
Uses• Acute : Ventricular tachycardia
and fibrillation (esp. during ischemia)
• Not used in atrial arrhythmias or AV junctional arrhythmias
Side effects CNS effects: dizziness, drowsiness
Class 1C agents:• Flecainide • propafenone Effects on cardiac activity• automoticity ( threshold)
• APD (K+) and refractory period, especially in rapidly depolarizing atrial tissue.
Uses• Wide spectrum• Used for supraventricular
arrhythmias (fibrillation and flutter)
• Premature ventricular contractions (caused problems)
• Wolff-Parkinson-White syndrome
Side effects• Proarrhythmia and sudden
death especially with chronic use • increase ventricular response to
supraventricular arrhythmias• CNS and gastrointestinal effects
like other local anesthetics
CLASS II :BETA-ADRENOCEPTOR-BLOCKING DRUGS
Class II agents:• propranolol • acebutolol • esmolol
Administration Propranolol: oral, iv Esmolol: iv only (very short acting T½, 9 min)
Cardiac effects
• APD and refractory period in AV node to slow AV conduction velocity
Uses• Treating sinus and
catecholamine dependent tachyarrhythmias
• converting reentrant arrhythmias in AV
• protecting the ventricles from high atrial rates (slow AV
conduction)
Side effects
• bronchospasm• hypotension• don’t use in partial AV block or
ventricular failure
CLASS III - Drugs That Prolong Effective Refractory Period By Prolonging the Action Potential
Class III agents:• amiodarone• sotalol • Ibutilide• dofetilide
Amiodarone
AdministrationOral or iv (T 1/2 about 3 months)
Cardiac effects
• increase refractory period and APD (K+)
• conduction (Na+)• (β block and Ca++ block)• speed of AV conduction
Uses• Very wide spectrum: effective for most
arrhythmias
Side effects: Many serious that increase with time• Pulmonary fibrosis• Hepatic injury• Increase LDL cholesterol• Thyroid disease• Photosensitivity
Sotolol
Administration-oral
Cardiac effects• APD and refractory period in
atrial and ventricular tissue
Uses• Wide spectrum: supraventricular and
ventricular tachycardia Side effects• Proarrhythmia, • Fatigue• insomnia
Ibutilide
Administration- iv infusion
Cardiac effects
• Result in APD
Uses• conversion of atrial fibrillation and
flutter
Side effects• Torsades de pointes
Dofetilide
Administration- oral
Cardiac effects• APD and refractory period
Uses• maintain sinus rhythm in atrial
fibrillation Side effects• restricted use• Torsades de pointes
CLASS IV- CALCIUM CHANNEL-BLOCKING DRUGS
Class IV agents: • verapamil • diltiazem
Administration verapamil: oral or i.v.diltiazem: oral
Cardiac effects
• slow conduction through AV (Ca++)• refractory period in AV node
Uses• control ventricles during
supraventricular tachycardia• convert supraventricular
tachycardia (re-entry around AV)
Side effects• Caution when hypotension,
decreased CO or sick sinus.Some gastrointestinal problems
ADDITIONAL ANTIARRYHTHMIC AGENTS
Adenosine
Adminsitration rapid i.v. bolus, very short T1/2 (seconds)
Cardiac effects• Slows AV conduction
Uses
• convert re-entrant supraventricular arrhythmias
• hypotension during surgery, diagnosis of CAD
Digioxin (cardiac glycosides)
Mechanism• Enhances vagal activity(10th
Cranial Nerve)• ( K+ currents, Ca++ currents,
refractory period• slows AV conduction and slows
HR
Uses
• Treatment of atrial fibrillation and flutter
AtropineMechanism• selective muscarinic antagonist Cardiac effects• block vagal activity to speed AV conduction and
increase HR
Uses• treat vagal bradycardia
Magnesium• treatment for tachycardia resulting from long QT
References
Basic and Clinical Pharmacology Katzung 13 Edition Pharmacotherapy Handbook - Ninth Edition by Barbara
G. Wells (Author), Joseph T. Dipiro (Author), Terry L. Schwinghammer (Author)
www.youtube.com - Pathophysiology of Cardiac Arrhythmias by Andrew Wolf
Wikipedia
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