Not to be confused with ionotropic.
An inotrope (pron.: /ˈaɪnɵtroʊp/; from Greek in-, meaning fibre or sinew) is an agent that alters the force or energy of muscular contractions. Negatively inotropic agents weaken the force of muscular contractions. Positively inotropic agents increase the strength of muscular contraction.
The term inotropic state is most commonly used in reference to various drugs that affect the strength of contraction of heart muscle (myocardial contractility). However, it can also refer to pathological conditions. For example, enlarged heart muscle (ventricular hypertrophy) can increase inotropic state, whereas dead heart muscle (myocardial infarction) can decrease it.
Contents
- 1 Cardiac inotropes
- 2 Positive inotropic agents
- 3 Negative inotropic agents
- 4 See also
- 5 References
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Cardiac inotropes [edit]
Both positive and negative inotropes are used in the management of various cardiovascular conditions. The choice of agent depends largely on specific pharmacological effects of individual agents with respect to the condition. One of the most important factors affecting inotropic state is the level of calcium in the cytoplasm of the muscle cell. Positive inotropes usually increase this level, while negative inotropes decrease it. However, not all drugs involve calcium release, and, among those that do, the mechanism for manipulating the calcium level can vary from drug to drug.
Positive inotropic agents [edit]
Positive inotropic agents increase myocardial contractility, and are used to support cardiac function in conditions such as decompensated congestive heart failure, cardiogenic shock, septic shock, myocardial infarction, cardiomyopathy, etc.
Examples of positive inotropic agents include:
- Berberine
- Calcium
- Calcium sensitisers
- Cardiac myosin activators
- Catecholamines
- Dopamine
- Dobutamine
- Dopexamine
- Epinephrine (adrenaline)
- Isoprenaline (isoproterenol)
- Norepinephrine (noradrenaline)
- Digoxin
- Digitalis
- Eicosanoids
- Phosphodiesterase inhibitors
- Enoximone
- Milrinone
- Amrinone
- Theophylline
- Glucagon
- Insulin
Negative inotropic agents [edit]
Negative inotropic agents decrease myocardial contractility, and are used to decrease cardiac workload in conditions such as angina. While negative inotropism may precipitate or exacerbate heart failure, certain beta blockers (e.g. carvedilol, bisoprolol and metoprolol) have been believed to reduce morbidity and mortality in congestive heart failure. Quite recently, however, the effectiveness of beta blockers has come under renewed critical scientific scrutiny.
- Beta blockers
- Calcium channel blockers
- Diltiazem
- Verapamil
- Clevidipine
Class IA antiarrhythmics such as
- Quinidine
- Procainamide
- disopyramide
Class IC antiarrhythmics such as
See also [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ Schrör K, Hohlfeld T (1992). "Inotropic actions of eicosanoids". Basic Res. Cardiol. 87 (1): 2–11. doi:10.1007/BF00795384. PMID 1314558.
Cardiovascular system, physiology: cardiovascular physiology
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Heart |
Volumes |
- Stroke volume = End-diastolic volume – End-systolic volume
- Cardiac output = Heart rate × Stroke volume
- Frank–Starling law of the heart
- Cardiac function curve
- Venous return curve
- Aortic valve area calculation
- Ejection fraction
- Cardiac index
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Dimensions |
- Fractional shortening = (End-diastolic dimension – End-systolic dimension) / End-diastolic dimension
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Interaction diagrams |
- Cardiac cycle
- Wiggers diagram
- Pressure volume diagram
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Tropism |
- Chronotropic (Heart rate)
- Dromotropic (Conduction velocity)
- Inotropic (Contractility)
- Bathmotropic (Excitability)
- Lusitropic (Relaxation)
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Conduction system /
Cardiac electrophysiology |
- Cardiac action potential
- Atrial action potential
- Ventricular action potential
- Effective refractory period
- Pacemaker potential
- EKG
- P wave
- PR interval
- QRS complex
- QT interval
- ST segment
- T wave
- U wave
- Hexaxial reference system
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Chamber pressure |
Central venous pressure/right atrial pressure → Right ventricular pressure → Pulmonary artery pressure → Pulmonary wedge pressure/left atrial pressure → Left ventricular pressure → Aortic pressure
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Other |
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Vascular system/
Hemodynamics |
Blood flow |
- Compliance
- Vascular resistance
- Total peripheral resistance
- Pulse
- Perfusion
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Blood pressure |
- Pulse pressure
- Mean arterial pressure
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Regulation of BP |
- Baroreflex
- Kinin–kallikrein system
- Renin–angiotensin system
- Vasoconstrictors/Vasodilators
- Autoregulation
- Myogenic mechanism
- Tubuloglomerular feedback
- Cerebral autoregulation
- Paraganglia
- Aortic body
- Carotid body
- Glomus cell
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