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Inotropes/Vasodilators
1. Digitalis glycosides slows the heart rate in patients with
systolic
dysfunction as a result of all of the following EXCEPT:
1. direct action of digitalis on the AV node to slow conduction
2. indirect effect of enhanced vagal tone on AV node
3. enhanced parasympathetic outflow from the CNS through an
indirect
mechanism
4. diminished sympathetic tone which is high as a
compensatory mechanism in
heart failure
5. enhanced responsiveness of the SA and AV node to
norepinephrine through
an indirect mechanism