title: Acute hemodynamic effects of intravenous isradipine.
abstract: The acute hemodynamic effects of isradipine, a new dihydropyridine calcium antagonist, were evaluated in 16 men referred for elective cardiac catheterization. Low-dose (0.007 mg/kg, n = 8) and high-dose (0.015 mg/kg, n = 8) isradipine was administered intravenously over 10 minutes and the hemodynamic alterations assessed 10 minutes after completion of infusion. Low-dose isradipine caused increases in heart rate (68 +/- 9 to 79 +/- 12 beats/min, p less than 0.001) (mean +/- standard deviation), cardiac index (3.0 +/- 0.7 to 4.1 +/- 0.9 liter/min/m2, p less than 0.001) and coronary sinus blood flow (114 +/- 27 to 162 +/- 74 ml/min, p less than 0.01), and significant decreases in mean aortic pressure (104 +/- 17 to 92 +/- 10 mm Hg, p less than 0.01), systemic and coronary vascular resistance. High-dose isradipine caused similar effects: the heart rate increased (72 +/- 6 to 84 +/- 14 beats/min, p less than 0.005), as did the cardiac index (3.0 +/- 0.6 to 4.6 +/- 0.9 liter/min/m2, p less than 0.001) and coronary sinus blood flow (122 +/- 48 to 166 +/- 47 ml/min, p less than 0.025). In addition, there were increases in the stroke volume index (43 +/- 10 to 55 +/- 8 ml/m2, p less than 0.001) and left ventricular stroke work index (69 +/- 12 to 79 +/- 12 g-m/m2, p = 0.05) after the high-dose infusion. Vascular resistance declined significantly in the systemic, pulmonary and coronary beds.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Cardiac Catheterization Laboratory, Dallas Veterans Administration Medical Center, Texas 75216.
authors.forename: E K
authors.initials: EK
authors.lastname: van den Berg
authors.forename: G J
authors.initials: GJ
authors.lastname: Dehmer
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000959:Antihypertensive Agents / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D006321:Heart / Q000187:drug effects; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000187:drug effects*; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D017275:Isradipine; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000187:drug effects; D011725:Pyridines / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000009:adverse effects / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011897:Random Allocation
chemical_list: D000959:Antihypertensive Agents; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D011725:Pyridines; D017275:Isradipine