- Coronary Artery Disease
- Nitroglycerin
- Nitroglycerin Drip
- Long Acting Nitroglycerin
- Rectal Nitroglycerin
- Short Acting Nitroglycerin
- Congestive Heart Failure
- Medications that Exacerbate Heart Failure
- Ivabradine
- Nesiritide
- Electrocardiogram
- Antiarrhythmic
- Adenosine
- Sodium Channel Blocker
- Prolonged QT Interval due to Medication
- Bradycardia due to Medications
- Tachycardia due to Medications
- Procainamide
- Quinidine
- Lidocaine
- Flecainide
- Propafenone
- Amiodarone
- Amiodarone Pulmonary Toxicity
- Bretylium
- Ibutilide
- Sotalol
- Examination
- Herbals Affecting Blood Pressure
- Hypertension
- Medication Causes of Hypertension
- ACE Inhibitor
- ACE Inhibitor in CHF
- Angiotensin 2 Receptor Blocking Agent
- Alpha Adrenergic Antagonist
- Selective Alpha-1a Antagonist
- Presynaptic Adrenergic Release Inhibitor
- Clonidine
- Clonidine Overdose
- Clonidine Withdrawal
- Guanabenz
- Methyl-Dopa
- Guanadrel
- Guanethidine
- Reserpine
- Beta Blocker
- Perioperative Beta Blocker
- Beta Blocker Overdose
- Carvedilol
- Labetalol
- Esmolol
- Metoprolol
- Propranolol
- Calcium Channel Blocker
- Calcium Channel Blocker Overdose
- Dihydropyridine Calcium Channel Blocker
- Clevidipine
- Nicardipine
- Nifedipine
- Nimodipine
- Mibefradil
- Non-Dihydropyridine Calcium Channel Blocker
- Diltiazem
- Verapamil
- Diuretic
- Acetazolamide
- Loop Diuretic
- Mannitol
- Potassium-Sparing Diuretic
- Selective Aldosterone Receptor Antagonist
- Spironolactone
- Thiazide Diuretic
- Intravenous Antihypertensive
- Tekturna
- Direct Acting Vasodilator
- Nitroprusside
- Hypotension
- Medication Causes of Orthostatic Hypotension
- Vasopressor
- Intravenous Angiotensin 2
- Dopamine
- Norepinephrine
- Intravenous Phenylephrine
- Vasopressin
- Inotrope
- Amrinone
- Digoxin
- Digoxin Toxicity
- Dobutamine
- Epinephrine
- Epinephrine Autoinjector
- Isoproterenol
- Hyperlipidemia
- Ezetimibe
- Fibric Acid
- Plant Sterol
- Niacin
- PCSK9 Inhibitor
- PCSK9 Small Interfering RNA
- Bile Binding Resin
- HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor
- Statin-Induced Myopathy
- Pericardial Disorders
- Medication Causes of Pericarditis
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II. Mechanism
- PCSK9 Small Interfering RNA
- Prevents translation of PCSK9 Protein
- As with PCSK9 Inhibitors, up regulates hepatic LDL receptors
- Results in increased LDL clearance from blood
- Lowers LDL 50% in combination with high dose Statin
III. Precautions
- Cost $6500/year in addition to clinic dosing administration cost
IV. Dosing: Inclisiran (Leqvio)
- Inclisiran SQ at 0, 3 and 6 months, then every 6 hours (in office)
V. References
- (2022) Presc Lett 29(2): 7-8
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ACE Inhibitor
ACE Inhibitor in CHF
Acetazolamide
Adenosine
Alpha Adrenergic Antagonist
Amiodarone
Amiodarone Pulmonary Toxicity
Amrinone
Angiotensin 2 Receptor Blocking Agent
Antiarrhythmic
Beta Blocker
Beta Blocker Overdose
Bile Binding Resin
Bradycardia due to Medications
Bretylium
Calcium Channel Blocker
Calcium Channel Blocker Overdose
Carvedilol
Clevidipine
Clonidine
Clonidine Overdose
Clonidine Withdrawal
Digoxin
Digoxin Toxicity
Dihydropyridine Calcium Channel Blocker
Diltiazem
Direct Acting Vasodilator
Diuretic
Dobutamine
Dopamine
Epinephrine
Epinephrine Autoinjector
Esmolol
Ezetimibe
Fibric Acid
Flecainide
Guanabenz
Guanadrel
Guanethidine
Herbals Affecting Blood Pressure
HMG-CoA Reductase Inhibitor
Ibutilide
Intravenous Angiotensin 2
Intravenous Antihypertensive
Intravenous Phenylephrine
Isoproterenol
Ivabradine
Labetalol
Lidocaine
Long Acting Nitroglycerin
Loop Diuretic
Mannitol
Medication Causes of Hypertension
Medication Causes of Orthostatic Hypotension
Medication Causes of Pericarditis
Medications that Exacerbate Heart Failure
Methyl-Dopa
Metoprolol
Mibefradil
Nesiritide
Niacin
Nicardipine
Nifedipine
Nimodipine
Nitroglycerin
Nitroglycerin Drip
Nitroprusside
Non-Dihydropyridine Calcium Channel Blocker
Norepinephrine
PCSK9 Inhibitor
PCSK9 Small Interfering RNA
Perioperative Beta Blocker
Plant Sterol
Potassium-Sparing Diuretic
Presynaptic Adrenergic Release Inhibitor
Procainamide
Prolonged QT Interval due to Medication
Propafenone
Propranolol
Quinidine
Rectal Nitroglycerin
Reserpine
Selective Aldosterone Receptor Antagonist
Selective Alpha-1a Antagonist
Short Acting Nitroglycerin
Sodium Channel Blocker
Sotalol
Spironolactone
Statin-Induced Myopathy
Tachycardia due to Medications
Tekturna
Thiazide Diuretic
Vasopressin
Vasopressor
Verapamil