Cardiotonic agent

Introduction: Cardiotonic agent

Description of Cardiotonic agent

Cardiotonic agent: agents that have a strengthening effect on the heart or that can increase cardiac output.
Source: CRISP

Cardiotonic agent: Agents that have a strengthening effect on the heart or that can increase cardiac output. They may be CARDIAC GLYCOSIDES; SYMPATHOMIMETICS; or other drugs. They are used after MYOCARDIAL INFARCT; CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES; in SHOCK; or in congestive heart failure (HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE).
Source: MeSH 2007

Cardiotonic agent: Related Topics

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

• Cardiotonic
• Agent
• Effect
• Heart
• Heart symptoms (2927 causes)
• Heart disease (106 causes)
• Heart disorder
• Heart pain
• Can

Terms associated with Cardiotonic agent:

Terms Similar to Cardiotonic agent:

• Cardiac Stimulants
• Cardioprotective Agents
• Inotropic Agents, Positive Cardiac
• Myocardial Stimulants

Source - MeSH 2007

More specific terms for Cardiotonic agent:

• cardiac glycoside
• dobutamine

Source - CRISP

Broader terms for Cardiotonic agent

• Cardiovascular Agents
• Protective Agents

Source - MeSH 2007

• cardiovascular agent

Source - CRISP

Hierarchical classifications of Cardiotonic agent

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

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy:

• Chemical Actions and Uses
  • Pharmacologic Actions
    • Therapeutic Uses
      • Cardiovascular Agents
        • Cardiotonic Agents

MeSH 2007 Hierarchy

• Chemical Actions and Uses
  • Specialty Uses of Chemicals
    • Protective Agents
      • Cardiotonic Agents

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