第第2626章抗心绞痛药章抗心绞痛药大连医科大学李淑媛Chapter26AntianginaldrugsKeyconceptsKeyconceptsAnginapectorisischaracterizedbychestpaincausedbyinsufficientcoronarybloodflowtomeettheoxygendemandsofthemyocardium
Thehallmarksymptomofanginaisasudden,severelypressingsubsternalpainradiatingtotheleftarm
Theimbalancebetweentheoxygendemandandoxygenutilizationmayresultfromtheobstructionofbloodvesselscausedbyatheroscleroticlesionsorfromaspasmofthevascularsmoothmuscle
AlltheantianginaldrugsexerttheireffectsbydecreasingthedemandofO2ofthemyocardiumand/orincreasingthesupplyofO2totheischemicregionofmyocardiumthroughdifferentmechanisms
Intreatingpatientswithstableangina,threeclassesofdrugs(nitrates,β-receptorblockers,andcalciumchannelblockers)areequallyeffectiveforreliefofanginalsymptoms
Variantangina(alsocalledPrinzmetal'