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Parent topics
- Brain natriuretic peptide [r]: A 32 amino acid polypeptide secreted by the ventricles of the heart in response to excessive stretching of heart muscle cells (cardiomyocytes). [e]
- Heart failure [r]: Defective cardiac filling and/or impaired contraction and emptying, resulting in the heart's inability to pump a sufficient amount of blood to meet the needs of the body tissues or to be able to do so only with an elevated filling pressure. [e] -->
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- Nitroglycerine [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Furosemide [r]: Add brief definition or description
- Heparin [r]: Used in vitro and in vivo as an anticoagulant, a highly acidic mucopolysaccharide formed of equal parts of sulfated D-glucosamine and D-glucuronic acid with sulfaminic bridges [e]
- Sodium nitroprusside [r]: An extremely potent antihypertensive drug that acts in seconds and is administered by continuous intravenous infusion, using a microdrip pump, in critical care settings [e]
- Brain natriuretic peptide [r]: A 32 amino acid polypeptide secreted by the ventricles of the heart in response to excessive stretching of heart muscle cells (cardiomyocytes). [e]
- Diuretic [r]: Agents that promote the excretion of urine through their effects on kidney function. [e]
- Dronedarone [r]: Anti-arrhythmia agent used to treat paroxysmal or persistent atrial fibrillation or atrial flutter. [e]
- Vancomycin [r]: A glycopeptide antibiotic used in the prophylaxis and treatment of infections caused by Gram-positive bacteria, especially methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) [e]