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Inotropes – Angina and Heart Failure Management
The inotropic agent in the context of heart failure and angina is classified into positive and negative inotropic agent. The positive agent increases the contractility and will be discussed in detail in this article. A brief about the negative inotropic agent, which decreases the myocardial contractility, is mentioned. The inotropic agent, when mentioned alone without any prefix, stands for a p...
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The inotropic agent in the context of heart failure and angina is classified into positive and negative inotropic agent. The positive agent increases the contractility and will be discussed in detail in this article. A brief about the negative inotropic agent, which decreases the myocardial contractility, is mentioned. The inotropic agent, when mentioned alone without any prefix, stands for a p...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Continuing Cardiology Education
سال: 2017
ISSN: 2059-1594
DOI: 10.1002/cce2.59