title: Coronary vasodilator and cardiac effects of optical isomers of verapamil in the dog.
abstract: Coronary vasodilator and cardiac effects of (-) and (+) verapamil were investigated in two kinds of canine heart preparations. When administered intravenously to anesthetized open-chest dogs, (-) verapamil was only 1.5-2 times as potent as (+) verapamil in increasing coronary sinus outflow and in decreasing mean arterial pressure and coronary resistance. However, (-) verapamil was about 5 times as potent in producing a negative chronotropic effect, about 10 times as potent in producing a negative dromotropic effect, and about 15 times as potent in decreasing myocardial oxygen consumption as (+) verapamil. When injected into the anterior septal artery in the isolated, blood-perfused papillary muscle preparation of the dog. (-) verapamil was about 15 times as potent as (+) verapamil in producing a negative inotropic effect. However, in increasing blood flow through the anterior septal artery (-) verapamil was only about 2.5 times as potent as (+) verapamil. These results indicate that in equieffective doses in producing coronary vasodilatation (+) verapamil is far less cardiodepressant than the (-) isomer.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003326:Coronary Circulation / Q000187:drug effects*; D004285:Dogs; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D007275:Injections, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000187:drug effects*; D013237:Stereoisomerism; D014700:Verapamil / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000494:pharmacology*
chemical_list: D014700:Verapamil