Cardiac stimulant: Information from Answers.com

A cardiac stimulant is a substance which acts as a stimulant of the heart -- for example, via positive chronotropic or inotropic action.

An example is cocaine.^[1]

Another example is methamphetamine.

References

^ Billman GE (November 1993). "Intracellular calcium chelator, BAPTA-AM, prevents cocaine-induced ventricular fibrillation". Am. J. Physiol. 265 (5 Pt 2): H1529–35. PMID 8238564. http://ajpheart.physiology.org/cgi/pmidlookup?view=long&pmid=8238564.

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Gastrointestinal tract/metabolism (A)	stomach acid (Antacids, H₂ antagonists, Proton pump inhibitors) • Antiemetics • Laxatives • Antidiarrhoeals/Antipropulsives • Anti-obesity drugs • Anti-diabetics • Vitamins • Dietary minerals

Blood and blood forming organs (B)	Antithrombotics (Antiplatelets, Anticoagulants, Thrombolytics/fibrinolytics) • Antihemorrhagics (Platelets, Coagulants, Antifibrinolytics)

Cardiovascular system (C)	cardiac therapy/antianginals (Cardiac glycosides, Antiarrhythmics, Cardiac stimulants) Antihypertensives • Diuretics • Vasodilators • Beta blockers • Calcium channel blockers • renin-angiotensin system (ACE inhibitors, Angiotensin II receptor antagonists, Renin inhibitors) Antihyperlipidemics (Statins, Fibrates, Bile acid sequestrants)

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Immune disease (L03-L04)	Immunomodulators (Immunostimulants, Immunosuppressants)

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Brain and nervous system (N)	Anesthetics (General, Local) • Analgesics • Antimigraines • Anticonvulsants/Mood stabilizers (Lithium pharmacology) • Antiparkinson drugs Psycholeptics (Anxiolytics, Antipsychotics, Hypnotics/Sedatives) • Psychoanaleptics (Antidepressants, Stimulants)

Respiratory system (R)	Decongestants • Bronchodilators • Cough medicines • H₁ antagonists

Sensory organs (S)	Ophthalmologicals • Otologicals

Other ATC (V)	Antidotes • Contrast media • Radiopharmaceuticals • Dressings

Cardiac stimulants excluding cardiac glycosides (C01C)

Adrenergic and
dopaminergic agents

Adrenergic agonists

α	Metaraminol • Phenylephrine • Methoxamine • Norfenefrine • Oxedrine • Midodrine • Mephentermine

β	Dobutamine • Arbutamine • Isoprenaline • Prenalterol

mixed	Epinephrine # • Norepinephrine • Etilefrine

Dopamine agonists

Fenoldopam

Both

Dopamine # • Dopexamine • Ibopamine • Octopamine

Unknown/ungrouped

Dimetofrine • Gepefrine • Cafedrine • Theodrenaline

Phosphodiesterase inhibitors (PDE3I)

Amrinone • Milrinone • Enoximone • Bucladesine

Other cardiac stimulants

Angiotensinamide • Xamoterol • Levosimendan

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