Volatile cardioplegia: fast normothermic cardiac arrest induction and recovery with halothane in isolated rat hearts

To study the effect of halothane as a cardioplegic agent, ten Wistar rats were anesthetized by ether inhalation and their hearts were perfused in a Langendorff system with Krebs-Henseleit solution (36oC; 90 cm H2O pressure). After a 15-min period for stabilization the control values for heart rate,...

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Published in:	Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
Main Authors:	O.M. Gomes, H.J. Neves, W.S. Lima, E.S. Gomes, M. Pitchon
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 1997-06-01
Subjects:	cardioplegia myocardial protection halothane
Online Access:	http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X1997000600009