Definition of Inotrope. Meaning of Inotrope. Synonyms of Inotrope

- An inotrope or inotropic is a drug or any substance that alters the force or energy of muscular contractions. Negatively inotropic agents weaken the force...
- muscle increasing heart muscle contractility and efficiency (positive inotrope) increasing heart rate (positive chronotropic) increasing blood pressure...
- Chronotrope (positive or negative) Decongestant Diuretic or Antidiuretic Inotrope (positive or negative) This type of categorisation of drugs is from a medical...
- pressure, particularly orthostatic hypotension as it is a potent positive inotrope (improving cardiac contraction).[medical citation needed] Heptaminol is...
- After transplant, 57.7% of the inotrope group had kidney failure versus 16.6% in the LVAD group; 31.6% of the inotrope group had right heart failure versus...
- of myxomatous mitral valve disease in dogs). Pimobendan is a positive inotrope, and its main function is to increase myocardial contractility. It sensitizes...
- manage conditions ****ociated with abnormal vascular tone. Addison's disease Inotrope Hypertension Nitric oxide Pheochromocytoma Shock Vasodilation Postural...
- phenacetin has a depressant action on the heart, where it acts as a negative inotrope. It is an antipyretic, acting on the brain to decrease the temperature...
- desensitization of adrenergic receptors, and altering intracellular calcium levels. Inotropes are also thought to be ****ociated with worse prognosis. Cardiac myocytes...
- thereby increasing systemic vascular resistance. This is different from inotropes which increase the force of cardiac contraction. Some substances do both...