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Inodilators
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Inodilators are drugs that combine positive inotropic action (increased myocardial contractility) with vasodilator action, used in acute/decompensated heart failure and cardiogenic shock.
Examples: Dobutamine, Milrinone (phosphodiesterase-3 inhibitor — increases cAMP, enhancing contractility and causing vasodilatation), Levosimendan.
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