inotropic in a sentence
Examples
- Antianginal effects result from negative chronotropic and inotropic effects, which decrease cardiac workload and oxygen demand.
- Hypercalcemia can result in an increase in heart rate and a positive inotropic effect ( increase in contractility ).
- Calcium channel blockers are generally contraindicated due to their negative inotropic effect, particularly in cardiomyopathy caused by amyloidosis.
- A third need inotropic ( inotrope ) support, and about 5 % require inhaled nitric oxide during transport.
- The phenylalkylamine class of CCBs mainly affect the cells of the heart and have negative inotropic and negative chronotropic effects.
- The calcium channel blockers typically used are verapamil and diltiazem, because of their combined vasodilator and negative inotropic effects.
- The parasympathetic nervous system, through the action of vagus nerve, exerts a negative inotropic effect upon the heart.
- Current inotropic therapies work by increasing the force of cardiac contraction, such as through calcium conduction or modulating adrenoreceptors.
- One of the most important factors affecting inotropic state is the level of calcium in the cytoplasm of the muscle cell.
- Isoprenaline has positive inotropic and chronotropic effects on the heart . ? 2 adrenoceptor stimulation in arteriolar smooth muscle induces vasodilation.