title: A comparison of the acute haemodynamic effects of nisoldipine and nifedipine during treatment with atenolol in patients with coronary artery disease.
abstract: 1. The acute haemodynamic effects of intravenous nisoldipine (1, 2, 4 microg kg(-1)) and nifedipine (2.5, 5, 10 microg kg(-1)) were compared in a randomised, within-patient crossover study. Fifteen male patients with stable angina pectoris treated with atenolol were studied after undergoing routine cardiac catheterisation. 2. Nisoldipine caused a dose-related fall in systemic vascular resistance (maximum 22%) associated with an increase in heart rate and cardiac index (18%) and a fall in mean arterial pressure (7%). 3. By contrast, nifedipine was associated with a significant increase in heart rate but systemic vascular resistance, cardiac index and mean arterial pressure remained unaltered. 4. At doses with equivalent effects on heart rate (2 microg kg(-1) nisoldipine; 10 microg kg(-1) nifedipine) acute dosing with nisoldipine caused a significantly greater fall in systemic vascular resistance and increase in cardiac index, whilst nifedipine caused a greater reduction in stroke volume index and left ventricular stroke work index. 5. The results suggest that, when combined with atenolol, acute dosing with nisoldipine may have a more complementary haemodynamic profile than nifedipine. The implications of this finding for chronic oral dosing in patients with impaired left ventricular function should be evaluated.
authors.affiliation: Clinical Pharmacology Group, Southampton General Hospital, Southampton.
authors.forename: K M
authors.initials: KM
authors.lastname: Donaldson
authors.forename: K D
authors.initials: KD
authors.lastname: Dawkins
authors.forename: D G
authors.initials: DG
authors.lastname: Waller
mesh_terms: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000787:Angina Pectoris / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D001262:Atenolol / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D006328:Cardiac Catheterization; D002302:Cardiac Output / Q000187:drug effects; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000503:physiopathology; D018592:Cross-Over Studies; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D004359:Drug Therapy, Combination; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D007262:Infusions, Intravenous; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009543:Nifedipine / Q000494:pharmacology*; D015737:Nisoldipine / Q000008:administration & dosage*; D016037:Single-Blind Method; D014655:Vascular Resistance / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D000319:Adrenergic beta-Antagonists; D002121:Calcium Channel Blockers; D015737:Nisoldipine; D001262:Atenolol; D009543:Nifedipine