Inotropic Agents: Digitalis
Alleviate present and future symptoms
Slows the heart rate, so ventricular
Augments cardiac contraction
Digitalis is unique among other
Ionotropic agents in that while improving contractility it does
not cause tachycardia but rather bradycardia.
Digitalis binds to
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Cholesterol-Lowering Agents
By Patricia Jamison Reilly, MSN, RN
Hyperlipidemia is the leading risk factor for atherosclerosis. The American Heart Association (AHA) estimates that 99.5 million American adults have total blood cholesterol
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