Definition of Inotropic. Meaning of Inotropic. Synonyms of Inotropic

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- 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...
- increases the strength of the heart's contractions, leading to a positive inotropic effect. Generally it has little effect on a person's heart rate. Dobutamine...
- for this effect. It is a structural analog of nifedipine with positive inotropic activity, and as an aromatic it is highly lipid soluble. Bay K8644 targets...
- without a rise in intracellular calcium. Levosimendan exerts its positive inotropic effect by increasing calcium sensitivity of myocytes by binding to cardiac...
- reduced ventricular function may not be able to counteract the negative inotropic and chronotropic effects of diltiazem, the result being an even higher...
- responses, including an increase in heart rate, force of contraction (inotropic effect), conduction speed through electrical pathways in the heart, and...
- prescribed antianginal classes of cardiac drugs. Ivabradine has no apparent inotropic properties and may be a cardiotonic agent. It is used for the symptomatic...
- hyperpolarization respectively. This term is commonly confused with an inotropic effect, which refers to a change in the force of contraction (e.g. in...
- by epinephrine and norepinephrine induces a positive chronotropic and inotropic effect on the heart and increases cardiac conduction velocity and automaticity...
- modulation of olfactory driven behaviors. Both positive and negative inotropic effects on heart muscle Secretion from salivary gland Increase salivary...