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| Isordil60
| [[Isordil]] 60
| -<br/>
| -
| -<br/>
| -
| (-)<br/>
| (-)
| -<br/>
| -
| -/+<br/>
| -/+
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| &nbsp;hydral100
| [[Hydralazine]] 100
| ~<br/>
| ~
| ~<br/>
| ~
| -<br/>
| -
| +/-<br/>
| +/-
| ++<br/>
| ++
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| hy (MR/AI)
| hy (MR/AI)
| -<br/>
| -
| --<br/>
| --
| ++<br/>
| ++
| -/+<br/>
| -/+
| +/-<br/>
| +/-
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| ACEI
| [[ACEI]]
| -<br/>
| -
| -<br/>
| -
| -<br/>
| -
| +/-<br/>
| +/-
| +<br/>
| +
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| Minoxidil
| Minoxidil
| ~<br/>
| ~
| ~<br/>
| ~
| --<br/>
| --
| +/-<br/>
| +/-
| ++<br/>
| ++
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Revision as of 07:23, 6 June 2015

Agent RA RCW SVR BP CO
Isordil 60 - - (-) - -/+
Hydralazine 100 ~ ~ - +/- ++
hy (MR/AI) - -- ++ -/+ +/-
ACEI - - - +/- +
Minoxidil ~ ~ -- +/- ++
  • Carvedilol: decreases mortality 67%
  • Digoxin: decrease syx/hospitaliz
  • Aldactone in Class IV dec mortality
  • Isordil: cor. VD; +BP if ischemia
  • ISDN/HYDRA. decreased mortality in CHF
  • ACEI GREAT mortality benefit

Target Doses

  • Hydralazine: 100 TID start 25
  • Isordil: 60-80 TID
  • Captopril: 100 TID start 12.5
  • Lisinopril/enalapril: 10 bid class II/III
    • 20 bid class IV
  • Carvedilol 25 BID; 50 BID if >80kg
  • Digoxin: varies
  • Spironolactone 25-50 qd
  • Enalapril 1.25mg IV
  • Nitroglycerin (Initial dose 5-10ug/min, increased every 3-5 minute to dose range 10-200ug/min)
  • Nitroprusside (Initial dose 5-10ug/min, increased every 3-5 minute to dose range 5-400ug/min)

^Consider when need afterload reduction

See Also

Congestive Heart Failure (CHF)