<![CDATA[<b>Effects of diazepam, midazolam, propofol and etomidate in myocardial contractility and coronary blood flow</b>: <b>comparative analysis in isolated rat's hearts</b>]]>
Abstract:Objective: The effects on myocardial contractility (dT/dt max) and coronary blood flow of common drugs used in clinical practice (diazepam, midazolam, propofol and etomidate) were studied. Method: Fifty Wistar rat hearts were divided into five groups of ten and perfused using the Langendorff method with Krebs-Henseleit solution (K-H), with the perfusion pressure stable at 90 cm H 2 O and the temperature at 37.0 ± 0.5 °C. With the exception of Group I (control), they were submitted to single one-minute infusion… Show more
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