Cardioprotective action of fentanyl in a model of central sympathetic overactivity in rabbits: Antiarrhythmic and anti-ischemic effects

Acta Anaesthesiologica Scandinavica

Volumn 48, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 1115-1122

  Lessa, M A ^a   Rodrigues, E ^a   Tibirica E ^a  

^a INSTITUTO OSWALDO CRUZ   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anesthesia; Autonomic nervous system; Myocardial ischemia; Opioids; Ventricular arrhythmia

Indexed keywords

FENTANYL; GLUTAMIC ACID; N(G) NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE; PANCURONIUM BROMIDE; PENTOBARBITAL;

ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTIARRHYTHMIC ACTIVITY; ARTICLE; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY BLOOD FLOW; DRUG MECHANISM; ECG ABNORMALITY; FEMALE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART PROTECTION; HEART VENTRICLE ARRHYTHMIA; HEART VENTRICLE EXTRASYSTOLE; HEART VENTRICLE TACHYCARDIA; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HEMODYNAMICS; MALE; NOCICEPTIVE STIMULATION; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RABBIT; ST SEGMENT; T WAVE;

ANESTHESIA; ANESTHETICS, INTRAVENOUS; ANIMALS; ANTI-ARRHYTHMIA AGENTS; ARRHYTHMIA; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; CORONARY CIRCULATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; ENZYME INHIBITORS; FEMALE; FENTANYL; GLUTAMIC ACID; HEMODYNAMIC PROCESSES; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENOUS; INJECTIONS, INTRAVENTRICULAR; MALE; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; NG-NITROARGININE METHYL ESTER; NITRIC OXIDE SYNTHASE; RABBITS;

EID: 4644294401     PISSN: 00015172     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1399-6576.2004.00472.x     Document Type: Article

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