title: Effects of nisoldipine on systemic and leg blood flow, oxygen transport and metabolism, and hemodynamics during exercise in effort angina pectoris.
abstract: The acute effects of 10 mg of oral nisoldipine on hemodynamics, oxygen transport and metabolism, and distribution of cardiac output, at rest and during semiupright bicycle exercise, were evaluated in 10 men with effort angina receiving long-term beta 1 blockade. Cardiac output and leg blood flow were measured using the thermodilution technique. At rest, nisoldipine decreased systemic resistance from 18.9 +/- 1.0 to 15.9 +/- 1.2 dynes.s.cm-5.10(2) (p less than 0.05) and cardiac output increased from 4.8 +/- 0.2 to 5.3 +/- 0.3 liters/min (p less than 0.05) without changing leg blood flow. During maximal exercise with nisoldipine, systemic resistance was reduced (10.6 +/- 0.9 to 8.6 +/- 0.5 dynes.s.cm-5.10(2), p less than 0.05) and cardiac output increased 18% (10.3 +/- 0.7 to 12.2 +/- 0.6 liters/min, p less than 0.05) when compared with control values. Exercise heart rate was higher with nisoldipine (113 +/- 4 vs 106 +/- 4 beats/min, p less than 0.01), but the mean arterial pressure was not significantly changed, giving a higher rate-pressure product. The increase in mean pulmonary artery wedge pressure was attenuated (26 +/- 3 vs 30 +/- 3 mm Hg during control exercise, p less than 0.05), but ST depression was unaltered. Exercise leg flow was reduced by nisoldipine from 4.3 +/- 0.4 to 3.9 +/- 0.3 liters/min (p = 0.07) and the proportion of cardiac output distributed to the legs was reduced from 42 +/- 3 to 33 +/- 3% (p less than 0.01).(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Hallstrom Institute of Cardiology, University of Sydney, Royal Prince Alfred Hospital, Australia.
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Ram
authors.forename: S B
authors.initials: SB
authors.lastname: Freedman
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Ogasawara
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Thomson
authors.forename: D T
authors.initials: DT
authors.lastname: Kelly
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000097:blood / Q000503:physiopathology*; D002302:Cardiac Output / Q000187:drug effects; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D007773:Lactates / Q000097:blood; D019344:Lactic Acid; D007866:Leg / Q000098:blood supply; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009543:Nifedipine / Q000031:analogs & derivatives* / Q000494:pharmacology; D015737:Nisoldipine; D010100:Oxygen / Q000097:blood*; D010101:Oxygen Consumption / Q000187:drug effects; D005082:Physical Exertion; D011669:Pulmonary Wedge Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D012039:Regional Blood Flow / Q000187:drug effects; D014655:Vascular Resistance / Q000187:drug effects; D014665:Vasodilator Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D007773:Lactates; D014665:Vasodilator Agents; D019344:Lactic Acid; D015737:Nisoldipine; D009543:Nifedipine; D010100:Oxygen