Cardiac stimulant
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A cardiac stimulant is a substance which acts as a stimulant of the heart – e.g., via positive chronotropic or inotropic action.
Examples of cardiac stimulant drugs are cocaine[1] and methamphetamine.
References[edit]
- ^ Billman, George E. (November 1993). "Intracellular calcium chelator, BAPTA-AM, prevents cocaine-induced ventricular fibrillation". Am. J. Physiol. 265 (5 Pt 2): H1529–35. PMID 8238564.[permanent dead link]
External links[edit]
- Media related to Cardiac stimulants at Wikimedia Commons
Major chemical drug groups – based upon the Anatomical Therapeutic Chemical Classification System | |
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gastrointestinal tract / metabolism (A) | |
blood and blood forming organs (B) | |
cardiovascular system (C) | |
skin (D) | |
genitourinary system (G) | |
endocrine system (H) | |
infections and infestations (J, P, QI) | |
malignant disease (L01–L02) | |
immune disease (L03–L04) | |
muscles, bones, and joints (M) | |
brain and nervous system (N) |
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respiratory system (R) | |
sensory organs (S) | |
other ATC (V) | |
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Adrenergic and dopaminergic agents |
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