[Echocardiographic assessment of left ventricular function after intravenous administration of salbutamol].
Changes in the main parameters of left ventricular function by comparison with the baselines were examined echocardiography in 11 patients after a single i.v. dose of salbutamol. The results suggest that salbutamol certainly has peripheral vascular effects leading to changes in ventricular volumes. The drug also appears to exert a positive intropic action, as shown by the changes it induced in EF and, more particularly VCF values.
D000328:Adult; D000420:Albuterol; D001991:Bronchitis / Q000378:metabolism*; D002302:Cardiac Output / Q000187:drug effects*; D002908:Chronic Disease; D004452:Echocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008173:Lung Diseases, Obstructive / Q000378:metabolism*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009200:Myocardial Contraction / Q000187:drug effects; D013268:Stimulation, Chemical; D013318:Stroke Volume / Q000187:drug effects*
D000420:Albuterol
Valutazione ecocardiografica della funzionalità ventricolare sinistra dopo somministrazione endovenosa di salbutamolo.