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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 Reviews Avg. Ratings
Adenoscan (Pro)
Generic name: adenosine 		0 reviews
10
Dobutrex
Generic name: dobutamine 		0 reviews
6.0
Lexiscan (Pro)
Generic name: regadenoson 		20 reviews
4.8
Adenocard (Pro)
Generic name: adenosine 		0 reviewsAdd rating
Persantine (Pro)
Generic name: dipyridamole 		0 reviewsAdd rating
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).

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