parns question. (a) Heart diseases can be grouped into three major disorders. Give their names and describe one condition in particular that can be treated by the use of cardiotonic steroids, referring to the pharmacological effects of those agents.

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11.Answer ALL parts of this question.
(a) Heart diseases can be grouped into three major disorders. Give their
names and describe one condition in particular that can be treated by the
use of cardiotonic steroids, referring to the pharmacological effects of
those agents.
(b) Cardioactive glycosides (CG) can be grouped into two categories. Name
those categories giving the structure of one example of CG in each (sugar
residues can be left as “sugar", no need to draw their structures). Label
the structure to indicate their key features.
(c) Explain the mode of action of cardioactive glycosides (CG), and why theif
use as therapeutic agents is limited, giving the generic name of the drugs
preferred over (CG).
Transcribed Image Text:11.Answer ALL parts of this question. (a) Heart diseases can be grouped into three major disorders. Give their names and describe one condition in particular that can be treated by the use of cardiotonic steroids, referring to the pharmacological effects of those agents. (b) Cardioactive glycosides (CG) can be grouped into two categories. Name those categories giving the structure of one example of CG in each (sugar residues can be left as “sugar", no need to draw their structures). Label the structure to indicate their key features. (c) Explain the mode of action of cardioactive glycosides (CG), and why theif use as therapeutic agents is limited, giving the generic name of the drugs preferred over (CG).
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