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It is well known that some routinely used anesthetics, e.g. halothane, have a severely depressive effect on the cardiovascular system (1,2,3). These depressive effects include: decreased myocardial contractility, decreased systolic as well as diastolic blood pressure as well as a decreased cardiac output. Studies in cell cultures demonstrate, that halothane reduces oxygen consumption and contraction rate of the heart myocyt (4) and affects the uptake and availability of Ca2+ (5,6).
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van Daal, G.J. et al. (1989). The Influence of Different Anesthetics on the Oxygen Delivery to and Consumption of the Heart. In: Rakusan, K., Biro, G.P., Goldstick, T.K., Turek, Z. (eds) Oxygen Transport to Tissue XI. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 248. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-5643-1_58
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