Cardiac stimulant
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A cardiac stimulant is a substance which acts as a stimulant of the heart
-- for example, via positive chronotropic
or inotropic action.
Examples of cardiac stimulant drugs are cocaine
and methamphetamine
.
Heart
The heart is a myogenic muscular organ found in all animals with a circulatory system , that is responsible for pumping blood throughout the blood vessels by repeated, rhythmic contractions...
-- for example, via positive chronotropic
Chronotropic
Chronotropic effects are those that change the heart rate.Chronotropic drugs may change the heart rate by affecting the nerves controlling the heart, or by changing the rhythm produced by the sinoatrial node...
or inotropic action.
Examples of cardiac stimulant drugs are cocaine
Cocaine
Cocaine is a crystalline tropane alkaloid that is obtained from the leaves of the coca plant. The name comes from "coca" in addition to the alkaloid suffix -ine, forming cocaine. It is a stimulant of the central nervous system, an appetite suppressant, and a topical anesthetic...
and methamphetamine
Methamphetamine
Methamphetamine is a psychostimulant of the phenethylamine and amphetamine class of psychoactive drugs...
.