to assess its immediate effects in man , we studied by cardiac catheterization the hemodynamic responses to amrinone ( 1.85 to 3.5 mg per kilogram given intravenously ) in eight patients with congestive heart failure already receiving full doses of digitalis . the following statistically significant ( p less than 0.01 ) effects were noted : cardiac index increased from a mean +/- 1 s.d . of 1.8 +/- 0.3 to 2.6 +/- 0.3 liters per minute per square meter ;
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amrinone
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congestive heart failure