Definitions

from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.

  • noun A type 3 pyridine phosphodiesterase inhibitor used to treat congestive heart failure.
  • noun US Former name for inamrinone (changed in 2000 to avoid confusion with amiodarone).

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun a drug (trade name Inocor) used intravenously in heart failure; increases strength of contraction of myocardium

Etymologies

Sorry, no etymologies found.

Support

Help support Wordnik (and make this page ad-free) by adopting the word amrinone.

Examples

  • There have been no studies of amrinone in patients with sepsis.

    Recently Uploaded Slideshows 2009

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

Comments

Log in or sign up to get involved in the conversation. It's quick and easy.