KROK 1 2020 – Question 8 · KROK (Medicine) · Pharmacology
A patient with myocardial infarction has acute heart failure. Among the drugs that increase the force of heart contractions the least dangerous in this case will be:
- A. Isadrinum (Isoprenaline)
- B. Adrenaline
- C. Euphyllin (Aminophylline)
- D. Dobutamine
- E. Caffeine
Hint
Weigh each drug's effect on heart rate, oxygen demand and rhythm in an ischemic myocardium, not just its ability to strengthen contraction.
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