title: Cardiovascular effects of the positive inotropic agents pimobendan and sulmazole in vivo.
abstract: The effects of the cardiotonics sulmazole (AR-L 115 BS, Vardax) and pimobendan (UD-CG 115 BS) on cardiac contractility, heart rate and diastolic blood pressure were investigated in vivo in pithed guinea pigs, anaesthesized cats and conscious dogs. UD-CG 115 BS proved to be about 5-6 times more active than AR-L 115 BS as a positive inotropic agent in pithed guinea pigs and anaesthetized cats. The hypotensive effects of AR-L 115 BS and UD-CG 115 BS were comparable in pithed guinea pigs whereas UD-CG 115 BS showed stronger hypotensive effects than AR-L 115 BS in anaesthetized cats. A dose of 5 mg/kg of AR-L 115 BS evoked positive inotropic effects during 4-5 h after oral administration to conscious dogs. UD-CG 115 BS (1 mg/kg p.o.) induced a strong increase in LV-dp/dtmax in conscious dogs. These positive inotropic effects lasted for more than 8 h with negligible effects on diastolic blood pressure and heart rate.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001794:Blood Pressure / Q000187:drug effects; D002316:Cardiotonic Agents / Q000494:pharmacology*; D002415:Cats; D004285:Dogs; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D005260:Female; D006168:Guinea Pigs; D006339:Heart Rate / Q000187:drug effects; D006439:Hemodynamics / Q000187:drug effects*; D007093:Imidazoles / Q000494:pharmacology*; D008297:Male; D011724:Pyridazines / Q000494:pharmacology*; D013045:Species Specificity; D013116:Spinal Cord / Q000502:physiology; D014665:Vasodilator Agents
chemical_list: D002316:Cardiotonic Agents; D007093:Imidazoles; D011724:Pyridazines; D014665:Vasodilator Agents; C041648:pimobendan; C029758:sulmazole