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            Text:
            cardiovascular disease (ASA class 3 and 4). 
b) Patients with certain non-cardiovascular diseases (e.g., thyroid 
dysfunction, diabetes, sulfite sensitivity). 
c) Patients receiving MAO inhibitors, tricyclic antidepressants, and 
phenothiazines. 
• 
In each of these situations, it is necessary to determine the degree of severity of 
the underlying disorder to determine whether a vasoconstrictor may be safely 
included or should be excluded from the local anaesthetic solution. 
• 
However, LA with vasoconstrictors is not totally contraindicated for patients: 
a) Whose medical condition has been diagnosed. 
b) Under control through medical or surgical means (ASA class 2 or 3 risk). 
c) And if the vasoconstrictor is administered slowly, in minimal doses, after 
negative aspiration has been ensured. 
• 
However, patients with:  
a) Resting (minimum 5-minute rest) systolic blood pressure greater than 200 
mmHg. 
b) Or diastolic blood pressure greater than 115 mmHg. 
(These blood pressures are considered as ASA class 4)  
They should not receive any elective dental care till their medical problem is 
corrected (high bp). 
• 
Patients with severe cardiovascular disease (ASA class 3 or 4 risk) may be at great 
risk for elective dental therapy, for example:  
1. A patient who has had a recent (within the past 6 months) acute myocardial 
infarction with significant myocardial damage.  
2. A patient who has been experiencing anginal episodes at rest on a daily 
basis. 
3. A patient whose signs and symptoms are increasing in severity (pre-
infarction or unstable angina). 
4. A patient whose cardiac dysrhythmias are refractory to antidysrhythmic 
drugs. 
• 
Epinephrine and other vasoconstrictors can be administered, within limits, to 
patients with mild to moderate cardiovascular disease (ASA class 2 or 3). 
• 
Felypressin is the recommended drug for the ASA class 3 or 4 cardiovascular risk 
patient ——> because it has minimum cardiovascular stimulatory action and is 
non arrhythmogenic. 
• 
Epinephrine is also relatively contraindicated in hyperthyroidism patients.  
• 
General Anaesthesia:  
Minimum doses of epinephrine as a vasoconstrictor are used during general anaesthesia 
when a patient (in any ASA category) is receiving a halogenated anaesthetic (halothane, 
isoflurane, sevoflurane, or enflurane) 
• 
These GA inhalations sensitise the myocardium to epinephrine and associated 
with the occurrence of ventricular dysrhythmias (premature ventricular 
contractions or ventricular fibrillation).  
• 
Once the impaired medical status of the patient has improved (e.g., ASA class 4 
becomes ASA class 3), routine dental care can be done with administration of 
local anaesthetics with vasoconstrictors. 
• 
Patients being treated with MAO inhibitors —> may receive vasoconstrictors 
within the usual dental dosage parameters without increased risk. 
• 
Patients receiving tricyclic antidepressants ——> are at greater risk of the 
development of dysrhythmias with epinep

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