isoproterenol Pharm.
(ˌaɪsəʊprəʊtəˈriːnɒl)
[f. the chemical name N-isopropylarterenol.]
The name in the United States Pharmacopeia for isoprenaline.
| 1957 Jrnl. Pharmacol. & Exper. Therap. CXIX. 253 Isoproterenol..produces vasodilation and a marked increase in heart contractile force. 1961 Lancet 9 Sept. 574/1 Isoproterenol hydrochloride..was administered intravenously, and the nodal pacemaker gradually increased in rate with sudden re-emergence of ventricular fibrillation. 1972 R. Haiat et al. in J. Han Cardiac Arrhythmias v. 91 Although some authors reported satisfactory medical management of chronic heart block, long⁓term drug therapy with isoproterenol is often unreliable and even hazardous. |