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<strong>Acute</strong> <strong>Aortic</strong> Dissection 241<br />

Table 2 Advantages and Disadvantages <strong>of</strong> Intravenous Agents for the Management<br />

<strong>of</strong> <strong>Acute</strong> <strong>Aortic</strong> Dissection<br />

Drug<br />

Anti-impulse agents<br />

Advantages Disadvantages<br />

Beta blockers Decrease dp/dtmax Contraindicated in bradycardia,<br />

and blood pressure bronchospasm<br />

Esmolol Rapid onset, short duration High fluid volume, drug levels<br />

increased by morphine<br />

Metoprolol Inexpensive, widely available Longer duration <strong>of</strong> action<br />

Labetalol Alpha and beta blockade,<br />

maintains cardiac output<br />

Longer duration <strong>of</strong> action<br />

Propranolol Inexpensive, widely available Longer duration <strong>of</strong> action<br />

Calcium Decrease blood pressure and Contraindicated in bradycardia<br />

blockers maybe dp/dtmax Verapamil<br />

Ganglionic<br />

blocker<br />

Can be used in setting <strong>of</strong><br />

bronchospasm<br />

Constipation, limited evidence<br />

Trimethaphan Can be used when beta Unpredictable hemodynamics,<br />

blockers contraindicated anticholinergic, tachyphylaxis<br />

Vasodilator Decrease blood pressure Increase force <strong>of</strong> left ventricular<br />

agents ejection, reflex tachycardia<br />

Nitroprusside Most rapid onset and<br />

shortest duration<br />

Thiocyanate toxicity<br />

Enalaprilat Useful in high renin states Very long duration <strong>of</strong> action<br />

Fenoldopam Intermediate onset and Tachyphylaxis, contraindicated<br />

duration in glaucoma<br />

Calcium blockers<br />

Nicardipine Can be used in the setting Long elimination half life;<br />

<strong>of</strong> bronchospasm interaction with anesthetic agents<br />

Diltiazem Can use in bronchospasm, Peripheral edema, gastrointestinal<br />

some negative inotropic<br />

effect<br />

side effects, limited evidence<br />

Source: From Refs. 37, 73, 81, and 94.<br />

or high-grade heart block, and should be used with caution if there is a history <strong>of</strong><br />

congestive heart failure or bronchospasm.<br />

Esmolol hydrochloride has the advantages <strong>of</strong> rapid onset on action, short<br />

half-life <strong>of</strong> distribution (two minutes) and elimination (nine minutes), and brief<br />

duration <strong>of</strong> action. Serum drug levels are undetectable 20 to 30 minutes after<br />

cessation <strong>of</strong> infusion. Esmolol is hydrolyzed by erythrocyte cytosol esterases into<br />

methanol and an acid metabolite with a low affinity for beta receptors. Therefore,<br />

its pharmacokinetic properties are not significantly altered in the setting <strong>of</strong> renal<br />

insufficiency or liver disease (76).<br />

Esmolol interacts with several commonly used drugs, including those<br />

that play a role in the medical and surgical management <strong>of</strong> patients with aortic

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