Effect of drugs acting on the heart

EFFECTS OF DRUGS ACTING ON THE HEART

  • The effect of drugs on the heart may be expressed as
    • Inotropic effect if it affects the contractility
    • Chronotropic if it affects the rhythmicity
    • Dromotropic if it affects the conductivity
    • Bathmotropic if it affects the excitability
    • Tonotropic if it affects the tonicity.
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