Abstract

GARCIA-CANALES, Adrián; PENA-JUAREZ, Rocío Alejandra  and  SANDOVAL-FRANCO, Luz de María. Vasopressors and inotropes: use in paediatrics. Arch. Cardiol. Méx. [online]. 2018, vol.88, n.1, pp.39-50. ISSN 1665-1731.  https://doi.org/10.1016/j.acmx.2017.02.005.

The cardiovascular system is a dynamic system, which is required to ensure adequate delivery of oxygen, nutrients, and hormones to the tissues that are necessary for cell metabolism. It also synthesises and modifies the vasoactive components that regulate vascular tone and myocardial function. These vasoactive components have demonstrated their beneficial effects in the management of paediatric patients in a critical condition with heart failure and shock. However, their use and abuse brings harmful effects, increases mortality, and is associated with arrhythmias. An increase in myocardial oxygen consumption favours the presence of ischaemia, therefore it is necessary to know the mechanism of action and indications of these drugs to minimise their harmful effects. The purpose of this review is to describe the pharmacology and clinical applications of inotropic and vasopressor agents in the paediatric patient in acritical condition. © 2017 Instituto Nacional de Cardiologìa Ignacio Chàvez. Published by Masson Doyma Mèxico S.A. This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons. org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/).

Keywords : Heart failure; Shock; Inotropes; Vasopressors; Mexico.

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