title: Comparative effects of inotropic agents on coronary and systemic hemodynamics of conscious dogs: actions of milrinone, dopamine, ouabain and MCI-154.
abstract: The hemodynamic actions of a new inotropic agent, MCI-154, were compared to dopamine, ouabain and milrinone in conscious, chronically instrumented dogs. MCI-154 and milrinone produced similar hemodynamic changes: increases in heart rate, diastolic coronary blood flow velocity and peak positive dP/dt. Neither agent had significant effects on arterial pressure while both drugs reduced left ventricular end-diastolic pressure in a dose-related fashion and myocardial segment length, indicating a decrease in diastolic left-ventricular size. MCI-154 was found to be approximately twice as potent as milrinone. In contrast, dopamine and ouabain produced little change in left ventricular end-diastolic pressure or myocardial segment length during diastole, while both drugs produced increases in arterial and left ventricular systolic pressures. An increase in left ventricular afterload was not observed with either MCI-154 or milrinone, highlighting an important advantage of the latter compounds.
authors: Department of Medicine, Medical College of Wisconsin, Milwaukee.
authors: M H
authors: MH
authors: Al-Wathiqui
authors: T M
authors: TM
authors: Shimshak
authors: H L
authors: HL
authors: Brooks
authors: K C
authors: KC
authors: Preuss
authors: J C
authors: JC
authors: Wynsen
authors: G J
authors: GJ
authors: Gross
authors: D C
authors: DC
authors: Warltier
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001783:Blood Flow Velocity / Q000187:drug effects; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D002316:Cardiotonic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D003326:Coronary Circulation / Q000187:drug effects; D004285:Dogs; D004298:Dopamine / Q000494:pharmacology; D005260:Female; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000187:drug effects*; D008297:Male; D020105:Milrinone; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000187:drug effects; D010042:Ouabain / Q000494:pharmacology; D011724:Pyridazines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D011728:Pyridones / Q000494:pharmacology; D014655:Vascular Resistance / Q000187:drug effects
chemical_list: D002316:Cardiotonic Agents; D011724:Pyridazines; D011728:Pyridones; D010042:Ouabain; C052228:MCI 154; D020105:Milrinone; D004298:Dopamine