Initiation or switching β blockers is not recommended in patients experiencing a severe decompensation of HF (e.g., requiring intravenous positive inotropic agents, vasodilators, or mechanical ...

Conversely, no temporal changes were observed in overall inotrope/vasopressor utilization from 24.6% in 2013 to 25.8% in 2021 or the proportion of phenotype-based utilization. Notably, there was ...

Sepsis-induced myocardial dysfunction (SIMD) involves reversible myocardial dysfunction. The use of inotropes can restore adequate cardiac output and tissue perfusion, but conventional inotropes, such ...

Sometimes you may receive a combination of therapies, or something else entirely. Oncology (cancer) drugs include a range of therapies and medications, such as chemotherapy drugs, targeted ...

Drug addiction is a condition in which there is uncontrolled use of a substance with a harmful outcome. Drugs overstimulate the brain’s reward circuit, producing pleasure or euphoria. With repeated ...

Drugmakers raised the list prices on 575 name-brand drugs in just the first two days of the new year, according to drug price research firm 46brooklyn. Drugs for diabetes, HIV, cancer saw price ...

Objective: This network meta-analysis was to compare the efficacy of different drugs on cardiac function, renal function, and clinical outcomes in patients with acute heart failure (AHF) accompanied ...

Drug-resistant infections occur when pathogens change in ways that render antimicrobial drugs ineffective. As a result, the pathogens survive and continue to spread. When infections are treatable with ...

Apps are still the primary tool for getting things done today, but their days are numbered. AI agents are set to swarm consumers. These agents are automated bots that will revolutionize how ...

Dopamine is an inotropic agent that has vasodilatory effects at low doses. It is a common belief that low-dose dopamine may be helpful in the prevention and treatment of acute renal failure and is ...