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- noun A type 3
pyridine phosphodiesterase inhibitor used to treatcongestive heart failure . - noun US Former name for
inamrinone (changed in 2000 to avoid confusion withamiodarone ).
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- noun a drug (trade name Inocor) used intravenously in heart failure; increases strength of contraction of myocardium
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There have been no studies of amrinone in patients with sepsis.
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We, therefore, hypothesized that endotoxin induced renal injury by activating phosphodiesterase 3 (PDE3) which metabolizes cAMP and that amrinone an inhibitor of PDE3 would prevent the renal injury.
BioMed Central - Latest articles Won-Il Choi 2009
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Interaction of L-Arginine Phosphodiesterase Inhibitors in Vasodilation of the Porcine Internal Mammary Artery We tested the hypothesis that L-arginine (the substrate for nitric oxide production) - combined with amrinone, milrinone (Type III phosphodiesterase [PDE] inhibitors),
xml's Blinklist.com 2008
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Inamrinone (previously named amrinone) and milrinone are inhibitors of PDE-3 and have been studied for use in the treatment of
Citizendium, the Citizens' Compendium - Recent changes [en] 2008
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