摘要 |
A composition containing a protoberberine alkaloid or its salt which is effective to increase the contractility of the mammalian heart as shown by a positive inotropic effect (as evidenced by an increased dP/dT and dF/dT), accompanied by at least one the following symptoms: improved aortic blood flow, decrease in heart rate, decrease in systemic arterial pressure, reduction of afterload of the left ventricle, decrease in preload of the left ventricle, decrease in calculated vessel peripheral resistance, decrease in mean arterial pressure and freedom of arrhythmias, and its method of use. |