title: Cardiovascular pharmacology: an update.
abstract: Cardiovascular diseases are a leading cause of hospitalizations and death in the United States and elsewhere in the world. Developing new therapeutic agents for cardiovascular diseases has always been the priority for the pharmaceutical industry because of the huge potential market for these drugs. Some of these newer drugs are frequently used in the practice of cardiovascular anesthesiology. This article reviews the recent advances in cardiovascular medications related to the practice of cardiac anesthesia.
authors.affiliation: Tulane University Medical Center, 1430 Tulane Avenue, SL-4, New Orleans, LA 70112, USA. henryliula@gmail.com
authors.forename: Henry
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: Charles J
authors.initials: CJ
authors.lastname: Fox
authors.forename: Shihai
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Alan D
authors.initials: AD
authors.lastname: Kaye
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002317:Cardiovascular Agents / Q000494:pharmacology* / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000188:drug therapy*; D003971:Diastole / Q000187:drug effects; D006333:Heart Failure / Q000188:drug therapy; D006801:Humans; D006835:Hydrazones / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009119:Muscle Contraction / Q000187:drug effects; D009210:Myofibrils / Q000648:ultrastructure; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain / Q000627:therapeutic use; D009529:Nicardipine / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011724:Pyridazines / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D011725:Pyridines / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D012518:Sarcomeres / Q000648:ultrastructure; D000077464:Simendan; D014508:Urea / Q000031:analogs & derivatives / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D002317:Cardiovascular Agents; D006835:Hydrazones; D011724:Pyridazines; D011725:Pyridines; D020097:Natriuretic Peptide, Brain; C118563:clevidipine; C547293:omecamtiv mecarbil; D000077464:Simendan; D014508:Urea; D009529:Nicardipine