Dobutamine/Definition
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Dobutamine [r]:
A beta-2 agonist catecholamine that has cardiac stimulant action without evoking vasoconstriction or tachycardia. It is proposed as a cardiotonic after myocardial infarction or open heart surgery,
This definition is at least in part based on: Anonymous (2024), Dobutamine (English). Medical Subject Headings. U.S. National Library of Medicine. and is used as a pharmacological stressor in cardiac stress testing