pharmacologic testing

The administration of a pharmacological to either ↑ or↓ a physiologic response. See Catecholamines, Provocative testing.

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This proposal has a highly multidisciplinary character, uniting stem cell and material sciences with pharmacologic testing and drug development, and in close relationship with the industry sector.

TIME TO MATURE: Design and validation of a conductive polymer-based system for the functional maturation of human pluripotent stem cell derived cardiomyocytes as a platform for drug testing

Consider pharmacologic testing for patients who are unable to exercise to an appropriate cardiac workload; it has the same predictive value as a nuclear exercise stress test.

Optimize your use of stress tests: a Q&A guide: how reliable are cardiac stress tests? Is preop stress testing worthwhile? Would a stress echo be a better option in some cases? Read on

In addition, the analysis shows that since the early 1990s, 90% of follow-on drugs had initial pharmacologic testing and 87% were in clinical studies somewhere in the world before the first-in-class drug approval.

R&D a 'competitive race'

Patients with suspected coronary heart disease and for whom exercise or pharmacologic testing is contraindicated should be referred to a cardiologist for evaluation.

Diagnosing coronary heart disease: when to use stress imaging studies. (Clinical Update)