Amrinone

Introduction: Amrinone

Description of Amrinone

Amrinone: a drug (trade name Inocor) used intravenously in heart failure; increases strength of contraction of myocardium.
Source: WordNet 2.1

Amrinone: A positive inotropic cardiotonic (CARDIOTONIC AGENTS) with vasodilator properties, phosphodiesterase inhibitory activity, and the ability to stimulate calcium ion influx into the cardiac cell.
Source: Diseases Database

Amrinone: A positive inotropic cardiotonic (CARDIOTONIC AGENTS) with vasodilator properties, phosphodiesterase inhibitory activity, and the ability to stimulate calcium ion influx into the cardiac cell.
Source: MeSH 2007

Amrinone: Related Topics

These medical condition or symptom topics may be relevant to medical information for Amrinone:

• Drug
• Drug symptoms (36 causes)
• Intravenously
• Heart
• Heart symptoms (2927 causes)
• Heart disease (106 causes)
• Heart disorder
• Heart pain
• Failure

Drug name confusion

Because many drug names share similar spellings or sound almost identical when spoken, it is possible to mistake the name of a particular medication. Other drugs that are sometimes confused with Amrinone include:

• Amiloride
• Amiodarone

Terms associated with Amrinone:

Terms Similar to Amrinone:

• Inamrinone

Source: Diseases Database

• Inocor

Source - WordNet 2.1

More specific terms for Amrinone:

• Milrinone

Source - MeSH 2007

Broader terms for Amrinone

• Aminopyridines

Source - MeSH 2007

• medicine
• medication
• medicament
• medicinal drug

Source - WordNet 2.1

Hierarchical classifications of Amrinone

The following list attempts to classify Amrinone into categories where each line is subset of the next.

WordNet 2.1

• medicament,medication,medicinal drug,medicine
• drug
• agent
• causal agency,causal agent,cause
• entity

Source: WordNet 2.1

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Organic Chemicals
  • Amines
    • Aminopyridines
      • Amrinone

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Heterocyclic Compounds
  • Heterocyclic Compounds, 1-Ring
    • Pyridines
      • Aminopyridines
        • Amrinone

External links related to: Amrinone

• Phosphodiesterase III inhibitors for heart failure (Cochrane Review)

Source: Diseases Database

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