(medicine, pharmacology) An inotropic heart drug.
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Editorial note
Twenty-six patients (18.7%) were in the intensive care unit, 2 were treated with inotropic/vasoactive support, and none required extracorporeal membrane oxygenation or died.
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Quick take
(medicine, pharmacology) An inotropic heart drug.
Meaning at a glance
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(physiology) Increasing or decreasing the force of muscular contractions.
Definitions
Core meanings and parts of speech for inotropic.
noun
(medicine, pharmacology) An inotropic heart drug.
adjective
(physiology) Increasing or decreasing the force of muscular contractions.
Example sentences
Twenty-six patients (18.7%) were in the intensive care unit, 2 were treated with inotropic/vasoactive support, and none required extracorporeal membrane oxygenation or died.
His care was escalated to include multiple intravenous inotropic agents, and the placement of an intraaortic balloon pump was added on hospital day 11.
On the heart, they have adrenalin-like inotropic and chronotropic effects.
None of the patients required inotropic, mechanical, or circulatory support.
Medical uses[edit] The main actions of theophylline involve: - relaxing bronchial smooth muscle - increasing heart muscle contractility and efficiency; as a positive inotropic - increasing heart rate: (positive chronotropic)[1] - increasing blood pressure - increasing renal blood flow - anti-inflammatory effects - central nervous system stimulatory effect mainly on the medullary respiratory center.
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How do you use inotropic in a sentence?
Twenty-six patients (18.7%) were in the intensive care unit, 2 were treated with inotropic/vasoactive support, and none required extracorporeal membrane oxygenation or died.
What does inotropic mean?
(medicine, pharmacology) An inotropic heart drug.
What part of speech is inotropic?
inotropic is commonly used as noun, adjective.