title: Plasma turnover and excretion of K-strophanthoside-3H in human volunteers after parenteral administration.
abstract: Pharmacokinetic parameters of K-strophanthoside-3H, a short-acting cardiac glycoside, were investigated in healthy subjects, patients suffering from heart disease, renal failure and in cholecystectomized patients with a biliary T-tube inserted surgically, after parenteral administration of 250 mug of the glycoside. The healthy subjects, patients suffering from heart disease and those with the biliary T-tube showed a dominant half-time for plasma turnover of the glycoside of 15-16 h after the i.v. route and 18-22 h after the i.m. route and cumulative urinary excretion of the drug over a 24 h period of 37-42% (i.v. route) and 32-33% (i.m. route). The volumes of distribution were lower in patients with heart disease and patients with biliary fistula than in the healthy subjects. In patients suffering from renal failure the dominant half-time of plasma turnover was higher (33 h), while cumulative urinary excretion of the glycoside (12%) and the volumes of distribution were lower than in the healthy subjects. A peak of plasma levels 30 min after i.m. administration of K-strophanthoside-3H leads to the conclusion that this glycoside is rapidly absorbed when injected intramuscularly.
mesh_terms: D001646:Bile / Q000378:metabolism; D002763:Cholecystectomy; D005260:Female; D006207:Half-Life; D006331:Heart Diseases / Q000378:metabolism; D006801:Humans; D007273:Injections, Intramuscular; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D007674:Kidney Diseases / Q000378:metabolism; D007700:Kinetics; D008297:Male; D008954:Models, Biological; D013328:Strophanthins / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000378:metabolism*; D013997:Time Factors
chemical_list: D013328:Strophanthins