Dobutamine
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Classification
- Synthetic catecholamine with B1 and B2 agonist activity, causing inotropy and chronotropy and mild vasodilation
Indications
- Systolic heart failure causing cardiogenic shock, especially if bradycardic
- Also used for cardiac stress testing
Starting
- 2 to 20 mcg/kg/min (max 40)
Stopping
Half-life
- A few minutes
Side effects
- Tachycardia
- Hypertension or hypotension
- Increased ventricular response in atrial fibrillation
- Ventricular arrhythmias
- Can worsen myocardial ischemia
- Eosinophilic myocarditis
