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Heart failure Flashcards

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Nesiritide

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Natriuretic peptide analogue.
Used for heart failure
Natriuresis

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Tolvaptan

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Vasopressin antagonist
Used for heart failure
Fluid retention decreased

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Amrinon and Milrinone

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vasodilator and ↑ cardiac contractility by ↑ cardiac cGMP and cAMP

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Levosimendan

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↑ sensitivity of cardiac muscle to Ca +so ↑ cardiac contractility.

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Dopexamine

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It is β2 agonist and also activate dopamine receptor.

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