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[Effect of cordarone on blood circulation under general anesthesia and in free behavior]. 1978

S A Kryzhanovskiĭ

Experimental data on the effect of cordarone (10 mg/kg) upon blood circulation in animals under general anesthesia and in free behavior are presented. It was established that under general anesthesia cordarone induced in animals hypotension (16 +/- 2%), bradycardia (19 +/- 1.82%), heart contractility inhibition (29 +/- 6.10%). In animals under conditions of free behavior cordarone causes hypertension (9 +/- 3.1%), tachycardia (11 +/- 1.3%) and potentiates cardiac contractility. Practolole, a selective beta1-adrenoblocking agent, potentiates the effect of cordarone on the myocardium and also obliterates the difference between the effects of the drug in animals under general anesthesia and in free behavior. These data point to the drug exerting a direct inhibitory effect on the myocardium. It is suggested that the difference in the effects of cordarone in animals under general anesthesia and in conditions of free behavior is due to a lesser degree of activation produced by the drug in anesthetized animals.

UI	MeSH Term	Description	Entries
D008297	Male		Males
D009200	Myocardial Contraction	Contractile activity of the MYOCARDIUM.	Heart Contractility,Inotropism, Cardiac,Cardiac Inotropism,Cardiac Inotropisms,Contractilities, Heart,Contractility, Heart,Contraction, Myocardial,Contractions, Myocardial,Heart Contractilities,Inotropisms, Cardiac,Myocardial Contractions
D011217	Practolol	A beta-1 adrenergic antagonist that has been used in the emergency treatment of CARDIAC ARRYTHMIAS.	Dalzic,Eralzdin Practolol,ICI-50172,ICI 50172,ICI50172,Practolol, Eralzdin
D001775	Blood Circulation	The movement of the BLOOD as it is pumped through the CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM.	Blood Flow,Circulation, Blood,Blood Flows,Flow, Blood
D001794	Blood Pressure	PRESSURE of the BLOOD on the ARTERIES and other BLOOD VESSELS.	Systolic Pressure,Diastolic Pressure,Pulse Pressure,Pressure, Blood,Pressure, Diastolic,Pressure, Pulse,Pressure, Systolic,Pressures, Systolic
D002415	Cats	The domestic cat, Felis catus, of the carnivore family FELIDAE, comprising over 30 different breeds. The domestic cat is descended primarily from the wild cat of Africa and extreme southwestern Asia. Though probably present in towns in Palestine as long ago as 7000 years, actual domestication occurred in Egypt about 4000 years ago. (From Walker's Mammals of the World, 6th ed, p801)	Felis catus,Felis domesticus,Domestic Cats,Felis domestica,Felis sylvestris catus,Cat,Cat, Domestic,Cats, Domestic,Domestic Cat
D004357	Drug Synergism	The action of a drug in promoting or enhancing the effectiveness of another drug.	Drug Potentiation,Drug Augmentation,Augmentation, Drug,Augmentations, Drug,Drug Augmentations,Drug Potentiations,Drug Synergisms,Potentiation, Drug,Potentiations, Drug,Synergism, Drug,Synergisms, Drug
D006321	Heart	The hollow, muscular organ that maintains the circulation of the blood.	Hearts
D006439	Hemodynamics	The movement and the forces involved in the movement of the blood through the CARDIOVASCULAR SYSTEM.	Hemodynamic
D000638	Amiodarone	An antianginal and class III antiarrhythmic drug. It increases the duration of ventricular and atrial muscle action by inhibiting POTASSIUM CHANNELS and VOLTAGE-GATED SODIUM CHANNELS. There is a resulting decrease in heart rate and in vascular resistance.	Amiobeta,Amiodarex,Amiodarona,Amiodarone Hydrochloride,Amiohexal,Aratac,Braxan,Corbionax,Cordarex,Cordarone,Kordaron,L-3428,Ortacrone,Rytmarone,SKF 33134-A,Tachydaron,Trangorex,Hydrochloride, Amiodarone,L 3428,L3428,SKF 33134 A,SKF 33134A