Updated 05-May-2020.
Mondo shtuff from around the internet, all about DOBUTAMINE!
My botty best at summarizing from Wikipedia: dobutamine is a medication used in the treatment of cardiogenic shock and severe heart failure . it may also be used in certain types of cardiac stress tests . onset of effects is generally seen within 2 minutes . use is not recommended in those with idiopathic hypertrophic subaortic stenosis . it primarily works by direct stimulation of 1 receptors, which increases the strength of the heart’s dobutamine is less prone to induce hypertension than is dopamine . it is not useful in ischemic heart disease because it increases heart rate and thus increases myocardial oxygen demand . dobutamine is predominantly a 1-adrenergic agonist, with weak 2 activity . it is used clinically in cases of cardiogenic shock for its inotropic effect in increasing heart contractility