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Subject: cardiovascular drugs
Category: Health > Medicine
Asked by: doctorchou2-ga
List Price: $2.00
Posted: 15 Jan 2005 15:10 PST
Expires: 16 Jan 2005 07:29 PST
Question ID: 457845
What drug, or class of drug, is a negative chronotrope but NOT a
negative inotrope?  If there is none, which drug comes close to it?
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Subject: Re: cardiovascular drugs
From: pinkfreud-ga on 15 Jan 2005 15:15 PST
 
Here's a mention of such a drug:

"...dofetilide is a positive inotrope and negative chronotrope in the rat."

http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/rpsgb/jpp/2002/00000054/00000005/art00014
Subject: Re: cardiovascular drugs
From: pinkfreud-ga on 15 Jan 2005 15:18 PST
 
Another:

"Digoxin is both a positive inotrope and a negative chronotrope."

http://www.vetgo.com/cardio/concepts/concsect.php?conceptkey=61
Subject: Re: cardiovascular drugs
From: pinkfreud-ga on 15 Jan 2005 15:21 PST
 
For a class of drugs, try "Cardiac Glycosides."

"Cardiac Glycosides

Mechanism of Action

Increased myocardial contractility 

Augments vagal tone, increasing diastolic filling

Decreased conduction between the atria and the ventricles

Drug Effects

Positive inotrope

Negative chronotrope

Negative dromotrope"

http://healthsci.clayton.edu/NURS326/drugs.htm

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