2014 AHA/ACC NSTEMI Guidelines:
"Nitrates should not be administered to patients with NSTE-ACS
who recently received a phosphodiesterase inhibitor, especially within 24 hours
of sildenafil or vardenafil, or within 48 hours of tadalafil". (Class III, Level of Evidence: B)
- Reference: Amsterdam EA et al. 2014
AHA/ACC Guideline for the Management of Patients With Non-ST-Elevation Acute
Coronary Syndromes: A Report of the American College of Cardiology/American
Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines. Circulation
2014:[Epub ahead of print]. PubMed
2013 AHA/ACC STEMI Guidelines:
"Nitrates should
not be given to patients with hypotension, marked bradycardia or tachycardia, RV
infarction, or 5'phosphodiesterase inhibitor use within the previous 24 to 48
hours."
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Reference: O'Gara
PT et al. 2013
ACCF/AHA guideline for the management of ST-elevation myocardial infarction: a
report of the American College of Cardiology Foundation/American Heart
Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines.
Circulation 2013;127(4):e362-425. PubMed
2010 AHA ACLS Guidelines: None
mentioned
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Reference: O'Connor
RE et al. Part 9. Acute Coronary Syndromes: 2010 International Consensus on
Cardiopulmonary Resuscitation and Emergency Cardiovascular Care Science with
Treatment Recommendations. Circulation 2010;122:S422-S465. PubMed
1999 ACC/AHA Expert Consensus Document:
"The physician should try to establish the time of the last
dose of sildenafil. Definitive evidence is currently lacking, but it is
possible that a precipitous reduction in blood pressure may occur over the
initial 24 hours after a dose of sildenafil. Administration of nitrates in this
time interval should be avoided. In the event that nitrates are given after
sildenafil administration, it is essential to have the capability to support
the patient with fluid resuscitation and α-adrenergic agonists if needed. After
24 hours, the administration of a nitrate may be considered, but once again,
appropriate caution with careful monitoring of initial dosages must be used. In
patients in whom the half-life of sildenafil may be prolonged, such as in renal
and hepatic dysfunction or patients concurrently taking a potent CYP 3A4
inhibitor, a more extended period of time from sildenafil administration to the
time of nitrate administration may be required. In patients with recurring mild
angina after sildenafil use, other nonnitrate antianginal agents, such as
β-blockers, should be considered.
Patients taking sildenafil who have an acute myocardial infarction
should be treated in the usual manner as described in the ACC/AHA clinical
practice guidelines including, where appropriate, primary
angioplasty or thrombolytics. The only difference is that nitrates are
contraindicated for these patients. If the patient had already used nitrates
and sildenafil together, the acute myocardial infarction may have been caused
by the low diastolic perfusion pressure of the coronary circulation. Blood
pressure support may be sufficient to prevent further myocardial damage if no
acute plaque rupture is present."
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Reference: Cheitlin MD, et al. Use of sildenafil (Viagra) in patients with
cardiovascular disease. Technology and Practice Executive Committee. Circulation 1999;99(1):168-77. PubMed