CARDIOTONIC AGENTS
\kˌɑːdɪə͡ʊtˈɒnɪk ˈe͡ɪd͡ʒənts], \kˌɑːdɪəʊtˈɒnɪk ˈeɪdʒənts], \k_ˌɑː_d_ɪ__əʊ_t_ˈɒ_n_ɪ_k ˈeɪ_dʒ_ə_n_t_s]\
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Agents that have a strengthening effect on the heart or that can increase cardiac output. They may be CARDIAC GLYCOSIDES, SYMPATHOMIMETICS, or other drugs. They are used after MYOCARDIAL INFARCT, CARDIAC SURGICAL PROCEDURES, in SHOCK, or in congestive heart failure (HEART FAILURE, CONGESTIVE).
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