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Cardiac stressing agents

What are Cardiac stressing agents?

A cardiac stressing agent is used to stimulate the heart and increase workload.

They are used in a cardiac stress test which monitors the heart’s ability to cope with stress, starting from rest and then with an increasing workload. Once the cardiac stressing agent is administered the heart is monitored by echocardiogram or isotope imaging for any changes in blood flow through the heart muscle tissue or any structural differences.

This enables the diagnosis of coronary artery disease.

List of Cardiac stressing agents

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Drug Name Avg. Rating Reviews
regadenoson systemic (Pro)
Brand name: Lexiscan
5.8
 39 reviews
adenosine systemic (Pro)
Brand name: Adenocard
7.5
 38 reviews
dobutamine systemic (Pro)
Brand name: Dobutrex
1.0
 1 review
dipyridamole systemic (Pro)
Brand name: Persantine
1.0
 1 review
For ratings, users were asked how effective they found the medicine while considering positive/adverse effects and ease of use (1 = not effective, 10 = most effective).

See also

Medical conditions treated or associated with cardiac stressing agents:

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