ISSN:
1573-8221
Keywords:
cardiac electrical stability
;
delta sleep-inducing peptide
;
flunitrazepam
;
drug interactions
Source:
Springer Online Journal Archives 1860-2000
Topics:
Biology
,
Medicine
Notes:
Abstract In experiments on rabbits under Nembutal anesthesia, intravenous injection of flunitrazepam in a single dose of 0.125 mg/kg in combination with delta sleep-inducing peptide in a single dose of 60 nmol/kg raised the threshold of ventricular fibrillation to a level that was significantly higher than that after injection of flunitrazepam alone in the same dose and comparable to that after injection of this benzodiazepine alone in twice as high a dose (0.25 mg/kg), but without the side effects (persistent hypotension and transient bradycardia) produced by the latter dose. It is concluded that the ability of jointly acting delta sleep-inducing peptide and flunitrazepam to increase the electrical stability of the heart may have practical relevance to the prevention of ventricular arrhythmias occurring under conditions of emotional stress and myocardial ischemia.
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/BF02445884
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