- Nitrovasodilator
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A nitrovasodilator is an agent which causes vasodilation by donation of nitric oxide.[1]
Examples include nitroprusside and nitroglycerine.
References
- ^ Brandes RP, Kim D, Schmitz-Winnenthal FH, et al. (January 2000). "Increased nitrovasodilator sensitivity in endothelial nitric oxide synthase knockout mice: role of soluble guanylyl cyclase". Hypertension 35 (1 Pt 2): 231–6. PMID 10642303. http://hyper.ahajournals.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=10642303.
Vasodilators used in cardiac diseases (C01D) Nitrates/nitrovasodilators Glyceryl trinitrate # • Isosorbide dinitrate # • Isosorbide mononitrate • Linsidomine • Molsidomine • Pentaerythritol tetranitrateQuinolone vasodilators Others Itramin tosilate • Prenylamine • Oxyfedrine • Benziodarone • Carbocromen • Hexobendine • Etafenone • Heptaminol • Imolamine • Dilazep • Trapidil • Molsidomine • Efloxate • Cinepazet • Cloridarol • Nicorandil • Nesiritide • Gapicomine • Pimobendan#WHO-EM. ‡Withdrawn from market. Clinical trials: †Phase III. §Never to phase III Nonsympatholytic vasodilatory antihypertensives (C02) Nitrovasodilator NO (arterioles and venules)N (arteriolar)(arteriolar) Potassium channel opener (arteriolar) Calcium channel blocker see list#WHO-EM. ‡Withdrawn from market. Clinical trials: †Phase III. §Never to phase III Peripheral vasodilators (C04) 2-amino-1-phenylethanol derivatives Isoxsuprine • Buphenine • BamethanImidazoline derivatives/
Alpha blockersNiacin and derivatives Purine derivatives Pentifylline • Xantinol nicotinate • Pentoxifylline • Etofylline nicotinateErgot alkaloids Other peripheral vasodilators Cyclandelate • Phenoxybenzamine • Vincamine • Moxisylyte • Bencyclane • Vinburnine • Sulcotidil • Buflomedil • Naftidrofuryl • Butalamine • Visnadine • Cetiedil • Cinepazide • Ifenprodil • Azapetine • FasudilCardiovascular system, physiology: cardiovascular physiology Heart VolumesStroke volume = End-diastolic volume – End-systolic volume
Cardiac output = Heart rate × Stroke volume
Frank–Starling law of the heart · Cardiac function curve · Venous return curve
Aortic valve area calculation · Ejection fraction · Cardiac indexFractional shortening = (End-diastolic dimension – End-systolic dimension) / End-diastolic dimensionInteraction diagramsChronotropic (Heart rate) · Dromotropic (Conduction velocity) · Inotropic (Contractility) · Bathmotropic (Excitability) · Lusitropic (Relaxation)Cardiac action potential (Atrial action potential, Ventricular action potential) · Effective refractory period · Pacemaker potential · EKG (P wave, PR interval, QRS complex, QT interval, ST segment, T wave, U wave) · Hexaxial reference systemChamber pressureCentral venous pressure/right atrial pressure → Right ventricular pressure → Pulmonary artery pressure → Pulmonary wedge pressure/left atrial pressure → Left ventricular pressure → Aortic pressureOtherVascular system/
HemodynamicsBaroreflex · Kinin-kallikrein system · Renin-angiotensin system · Vasoconstrictors/Vasodilators · Autoregulation (Myogenic mechanism, Tubuloglomerular feedback) · Paraganglia (Aortic body, Carotid body, Glomus cell)This drug article relating to the cardiovascular system is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it.